
Confidence among UK consumers, although still fragile, is at its highest for some 18 months. ..[more]

The UK’s services industry has posted its best growth figures since the end of the summer of 2007, a new survey has claimed. ..[more]

The government should not reduce its support for businesses when it comes to deciding where public spending cuts must be made but should do more to ease the tax burden on smaller firms. ..[more]

Employers that advertise full-time vacancies in job centres may be encouraged to allow part-time workers and job sharers to apply for them. ..[more]

The government is considering whether to allow businesses more time to update price labels in shops once the rate of VAT reverts to 17.5 per cent at the end of the year. ..[more]

Firms believe that complying with business regulations has not become any easier or any less time-consuming, a new survey has revealed. ..[more]

The UK’s tax system requires £150 billion worth of green taxes if the country is to play its part in curbing carbon emissions, it has been argued. ..[more]

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that it intends to monitor the pricing and advertising policies of firms that sell on the internet. ..[more]

The government has chosen to put back the implementation of the EU temporary worker’s directive until the last possible date in an effort to maintain labour market flexibility. ..[more]

The banks have been urged to engage with a special intermediary lending service aimed at securing the flow of credit to viable small businesses. ..[more]

A leading employers’ group, the Institute of Directors (IoD), has called for a radical overhaul and simplification of the pensions system. ..[more]

The Chancellor has been urged ahead of his pre-Budget Report to introduce changes to the tax system as a way of helping to stimulate economic growth. ..[more]







