(1)The amount of a first-year allowance under section 44 of CAA 2001 (expenditure incurred by small or medium-sized enterprises) is to be determined, in the case of expenditure to which this subsection applies, as if the percentage specified in the entry relating to that section in the Table in section 52(3) of that Act were 50%.
(2)Subsection (1) applies to expenditure incurred by a small enterprise (within the meaning of section 44 of that Act) in the period of 12 months beginning with—
(a)1st April 2007, if the small enterprise is within the charge to corporation tax, or
(b)6th April 2007, if the small enterprise is within the charge to income tax.
(3)Accordingly, in section 52(3) of CAA 2001, in the sentence following the Table, insert at the end—
“(c)section 37 of the Finance Act 2007 (substitution of 50% in the case of expenditure incurred by a small enterprise in 2007-08 or financial year 2007).”