Four-fifths of IT projects delayed as public sector haemorrhages tech talent due to IR35 tax avoidance reforms

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IR35 clampdown persuades one-quarter of IT contractors to leave public sector in just four months

Reforms to the IR35 tax avoidance regulations have led to a haemorrhaging of technology staff from public sector projects, with more than three-quarters of government departments losing IT contract...

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