financial year
Britishnoun
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any annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up
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the annual period ending April 5, over which Budget estimates are made by the British Government and which functions as the income-tax year
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The number of applications for jobs at the council increased by 123%, from an average of 4.7 per role in 2022, to 10.5 per role in the 2024-25 financial year.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“With the announced acquisition of Sky Deutschland, Bertelsmann’s group revenues would reach approximately 21 billion euros in the 2026 financial year, assuming full-year consolidation,” Chief Executive Thomas Rabe said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
It expects the sale to close in the second half of its financial year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Council tax bills in Wales will see an average rise of 4.9% from April after councils approved their budgets for the next financial year.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
In 1876 twenty-three Acts were passed, two of them being temporary Supply Acts, measures which first became necessary with the alteration of the date of the financial year.
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