Finance Bill 2016 passes through parliament
The Finance Bill 2016 passed through parliament in December 2015. This bill puts into law many of the measures announced by the Chancellor in his… Read More »Finance Bill 2016 passes through parliament
The Finance Bill 2016 passed through parliament in December 2015. This bill puts into law many of the measures announced by the Chancellor in his… Read More »Finance Bill 2016 passes through parliament
Two thirds of potential home buyers plan to use the Help to Buy ISA scheme to save a deposit for a home. The research by… Read More »Help to Buy ISAs popular in first month
People feel more confident about their personal finances but still have concerns about the state of the economy. According to GFK’s consumer confidence index, most… Read More »Consumer confidence rises despite uncertainty over economy
In his recent autumn statement, George Osbourne has left us under no illusion of the Government’s commitment to making us all use digital accounts to… Read More »The Buy-to-Let Assault
Stress-related absences from work are increasing, a survey by the CIPD has found. Of the 600 employers surveyed, 41% reported an increase in stress-related absence.… Read More »Stress-related absences increase
The government spends around 0.49% of GDP on funding research and development (R&D), prompting business groups to call for an increase to help increase growth.… Read More »UK R&D spending lowest in the G8
A plan to improve the productivity of UK businesses has been published by the Treasury. The policy document identifies 2 key areas to stimulating productivity… Read More »Government publishes productivity strategy
More than half of small business owners want the new Conservative government to prioritise reducing regulation, a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)… Read More »Deregulation tops small firms’ priority list
Almost two thirds of UK businesses generated a cash surplus in the last tax year, according to research by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in… Read More »Businesses delay capital investment
Small businesses in the UK continue to be less productive compared to other countries, according to a report by the All Parliamentary Small Business Group.… Read More »Boosting small business productivity