Brodies LLP has published a briefing containing details of the proposal to introduce a new “secondary preferential” status for HMRC. Under the proposals, the statutory order of priority is to be amended to afford VAT and “relevant deduction[s]” a new priority over floating charge holders and other ordinary unsecured creditors – but penalties arising from the relevant taxes will not be covered by secondary preference.
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