Labour drops plan to redefine size of SMEs

There will be no changes to employee thresholds for medium-sized companies as Labour rejects Conservative proposals to simplify reporting requirements

The proposals are not being taken forward at this time but will be considered as part of the government’s broader non-financial reporting review.

The simpler corporate reporting consultation focused on changing the size definition of medium-sized companies.

These proposals included whether to raise the employee threshold determining company size from 250 to 500 employees for medium-sized companies and to exempt them from having to prepare a strategic report as part of the annual reports and accounts.

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