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Government launches consultation into online sales tax
Chancellor Rishi Sunak first raised the proposed changes at the Budget last October.
400,000 small firms threatened by late payment of invoices, new study finds
Federation of Small Businesses warns that a worsening of late payments to UK firms during the pandemic is threatening success
Small businesses look set to persist with homeworking, research finds
Firms with fewer than 50 employees save an average of almost £4,000 a month by not having to pay for an office, it is claimed.
Glasgow named best city for a small business to be based
Glasgow scored high on a short average commute as well as the growth of small businesses in recent years.
New Zealand trade deal expected to damage UK farmers, government admits
According to data published this week, food-related sectors will lose £150 million because of the agreement, and the overall gain to the UK economy will be of only £12 per person by 2035.
Brexit red tape squeezes out record £4.5 billion from UK businesses
“This shows how the post-Brexit increase in custom costs to UK consumers is really biting," a senior manager at an accountancy firm has said.
Government accused of ‘dragging its feet’ on ethnicity pay gap
“The government has no excuse. All that is lacking, it seems, is the will and attention of the current administration," one MP said.
Post-Brexit immigration system ‘will do little to change UK economic trajectory’
“Ultimately, a migration strategy is not a substitute for an economic strategy."
‘The numbers are obscene’: Bankers pocket biggest bonuses since 2008
"We've had a run on champagne - the poshest champagne", one bartender at a City pub said.