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18th November 2009

Government urged to retain childcare vouchers

Majority of business rate bills 'will fall next year'

Start-up businesses 'need tax breaks'

11th November 2009

Pre budget report date set

Bank agrees £25bn stimulus to kick-start economy

Half of small firms 'maintaining profitability'

4th November 2009

Call for 'shake-up' of inheritance laws

Business tax increase 'will fuel unemployment'

VAT reduction extended for New Year's revellers

28th October 2009

Second home owners 'face significant losses'

Britain remains in longest recession on record

Pensioners 'overpaying £250 million in tax'

21st October 2009

State pension age 'should increase to 70'

Property sector calls for stamp duty reform

Decision to delay new regulations 'good for economy'

14th October 2009

Deadline approaching for paper Tax Returns

Banks to provide more clarity on account charges

Interest rates set to remain low

7th October 2009

Raft of new legislation comes into force

ISA allowance increases for the over-50s

IPO unveils changes to trademark application process

30th September 2009

Court rules in favour of default retirement age

Government to extend car scrappage scheme

Government to introduce new broadband tax

Cheque guarantee scheme to close in 2011

23rd September 2009

Business issues warning following sick leave ruling

Premium Bond prize fund up by 50%

New pension quality mark unveiled

16th September 2009

Fathers to be given new paternity rights

Darling to 'broaden sources of finance' for businesses

HMRC issues new warning over fake emails

9th September 2009

Business remains cautious on economic recovery

'Innocent errors' to avoid NDO penalty

FSB calls for big companies to take action on late payment

HMRC and Companies House to offer common online filing facility

2nd September 2009

Record £35m in Premium Bond prizes go unclaimed

Fuel duty rises by 2p a litre

Personal debt falls to record low

26th August 2009

Further changes to trade credit insurance scheme

Share option tax breaks 'to continue until 2018'

Small local retailers 'disappearing from the High Street'

19th August 2009

Banks 'must disclose offshore account details' to Revenue

Inheritance tax late payment fee to rise

VAT should be 'scrapped on green appliances'

12th August 2009

Small firms gain 'free access' to Government contracts

Watchdog calls for greater protection for shoppers

Older workers 'forced into early retirement'

5th August 2009

'Last chance tax amnesty' for offshore account holders

Business groups condemn workplace parking tax

Agency Workers Directive could 'hamper economic recovery'

29th July 2009

Business urges Chancellor to keep up the pressure on bank lending

Millions of workers affected by incorrect tax codes

HMRC defers £3.17bn in tax payments

22nd July 2009

Revenue sees surge in VAT overpayment claims

Small business group calls for graduate employment scheme

Banks 'lending more to small firms'

15th July 2009

Retirement age 'set to end' as review is brought forward

Employers advised to prepare for swine flu pandemic

Tax rises could 'harm UK economy'

8th July 2009

New measures to tackle UK debt

New report suggests 'worst of recession is over'

Trade credit insurance claims soar

1st July 2009

Calls to rein in debt as slow recovery predicted

Recession prompts dramatic change in UK workplaces

Cheque guarantee cards to be phased out

24th June 2009

Bank lending slumps to record low

Government urged to act on red tape

Takeover fraud 'burgeoning in the recession'

17th June 2009

Minimum wage could 'cut number of apprenticeships'

New advisory fuel rates published

New BIS could 'create more red tape for employers'

CBI - UK economic recovery not expected until 2010

10th June 2009

Revenue tax campaign 'to target undeclared UK income'

Government review to examine small business recovery

Recession cuts number of higher rate taxpayers

3rd June 2009

Plans to extend paternity leave 'put on hold'

Businesses 'need urgent action' to help deal with pension deficits

Faster payments service 'too slow'

27th May 2009

Revenue 'ramps up pressure' on offshore accounts

Older workers concerned about retirement prospects

Number of UK millionaires halves during the recession

20th May 2009

Car scrappage scheme gets underway

Two-thirds of UK homes now online

Bank predicts 'slow' economic recovery

13th May 2009

Minimum wage to rise from October

Government to ban using tips to make up wages

Bank to inject extra £50bn into ailing economy

6th May 2009

Government launches trade credit insurance 'top-up' scheme

Poll reveals small firms 'disappointed' by Budget

Businesses offered interest free loans to go green

29th April 2009

UK retains working time opt out

New law to expose 'gender pay gap'

Treasury defends Budget forecasts

23rd April 2009

Darling defiant in face of recession

2009 Budget business reaction

2009 Budget political reaction

2009 Budget - Darling downgrades economic forecasts

22nd April 2009

Budget 'must focus on private sector', warns BCC

SMEs could 'receive help with credit insurance'

Stamp duty holiday 'could be extended'

15th April 2009

VAT cut has 'boosted sales'

Darling urged to support rural firms

Businesses 'need support' with retaining staff

8th April 2009

Brown paves the way for 'green' Budget

Tougher home pack rules now in force

New tax legislation is introduced

1st April 2009

Darling delays full business rates hike

Public 'supports economic reform' ahead of G20 summit

Changes to flexible working will benefit 4.5 million

25th March 2009

CBI calls for 'confidence-building Budget'

Chicken and rose wine enter UK 'shopping basket'

Firms facing business rates hike

18th March 2009

New legislation to crack down on credit card debt

Deflation 'drives down' small business costs

Business groups criticise redundancy pay plans

11th March 2009

UK compulsory retirement age 'does not breach EU law'

Government urged to delay VAT increase

Tougher HMRC compliance regime looms

4th March 2009

Business group calls for national minimum wage freeze

'500 banks could be targeted' in offshore tax amnesty

Government cap 'undermining' lending plan, says FPB

25th February 2009

Businesses urged not to cut back on pension payments

HMRC launches online tax help for small firms

Small businesses 'lose £800 a year' to fraud

18th February 2009

Small businesses urged to bid for Government contracts

Firms 'retaining talent' during downturn

Budget date set for 22 April

Government 'must delay £800m business laws'


 

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