Chancellor George Osborne will today (Monday) outline proposals to cut a further £10 billion from the benefits budget to fight the deficit. His keynote speech at the Tory conference will set out new ideas such...
The Public Accounts Committee have criticised the tax arrangements of some public sector workers. The MPs say that too many make their own arrangements to pay tax and national insurance, which could allow them to...
A new survey published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) suggests that businesses’ trust in banks and other financial institutions is falling. Half of the 1,560 businesses questioned said they mistrust banks and building...
September proved to be a strong month for UK consumer spending, with a month-on-month increase of 3.0% and a rise over the third quarter as a whole of 1.9% recorded. This is according to Visa...
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has opted against changing the interest rate, which remains at 0.5%, as well as not introducing any new stimulus measures. There will be no further quantitative easing...
A top academic, innovator and serial entrepreneur is calling on the Government to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) created in UK universities. Professor Andy Hopper CBE has...
Lloyds Banking Group has joined forces with one of the UK’s key business organisations to implement a mentoring qualification open to its employees involved in the Government’s mentoring initiative. The qualification is designed to enable...
UK service sector activity continued to rise in September, in line with a solid gain in new business. Anecdotal evidence suggested an underlying improvement in demand and a post- Olympics boost to business activity. Growth...