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Scottish Stamp Duty Tax Change Edges Closer
A bill allowing Scotland to set its own rate of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) separate to that of the…
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Businesses Struggle To Find Skilled Staff
Almost two fifths of businesses that need employees with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills have trouble finding the…
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A Third Of Workers Take On Second Jobs To Boost Income
Three million Britons (six per cent) have taken on a second job to boost their primary monthly income, with one…
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SIKA ACQUIRES LEADING UK MANUFACTURER OF SEALANTS
Sika has acquired Everbuild Building Products Ltd, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of Sealants, Adhesives and Construction Chemicals. Everbuild is…
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NI Finance Minister Puts Tax In Spotlight
Northern Ireland finance minister Sammy Wilson has accused the Republic of Ireland (ROI) of ‘stealing’ tax revenue from the UK,…
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Retail Footfall Falls 0.7 Per Cent
The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that total footfall in May was down by 0.7 per…
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Relaxed RTI Rules Extended To April 2014
Relaxed RTI Rules Extended To The temporary relaxation of real-time information (RTI) reporting rules for small businesses will be extended…
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Cyber Crime Costs SMEs Up To £800 Million
Cyber security breaches and fraud are costing small businesses around £785 million a year, a report by the Federation of…
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G8 Expected To Boost Northern Ireland Economy
Businesses in Northern Ireland are expecting a £40 million boost from the G8 Summit being held in County Fermanagh next…
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SME Websites Key In Driving Sales And Job Growth
Small firms in the UK are being encouraged to increase their online engagement in order to boost sales and employment…
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CBI Publishes Tax Principles For Businesses
A statement of principles that sets out steps UK businesses should take in order to improve the transparency and understanding…
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Call For Northern Ireland Infrastructure Investment
Urban regeneration initiatives must form a ‘key plank’ of the Northern Ireland Executive’s economic policy, according to the chairman of…
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SMEs At Increasing Threat Of Cyber-Attacks
Small businesses are being urged to do more to tighten their computer security after research revealed the number of cyber-attacks…
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Online Companies See Rapid Growth
Businesses in the online sector are growing 57 times faster than those are not, results from the Barclays’ Online Business…
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Unemployment Up To 2.56 Million
The number of people out of work rose by 70,000 in the three months to February 2013, taking the total…
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Empty Properties Charged £1.1 Billion In Business Rates
Up to £1.1 billion in business rates were paid on empty properties last year – a 19 per cent increase…
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Retail sales affected by early easter and weather
Retail sales in the UK grew by 1.9 per cent in March, when compared with the same month in the…
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Don’t Ignore PAYE Changes
Small businesses that are not yet ready for the introduction of the new Real Time Information (RTI) cannot afford to…
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Social Media Vital In Creating ‘Employee Voice’
Lack of understanding and a resistance to embracing social media is preventing greater employee communication and holding businesses back, the…
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UK To Avoid Triple Dip Recession
Strong performance in the manufacturing and services sectors during the first quarter of 2013 will help the UK avoid falling…
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Business Bank To Lend £3.9 Billion To SMEs
The new state-backed business bank will offer £3.9 billion of capital to boost lending to small and medium sized businesses,…
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Water Bills Rise By 3.5 Per Cent On 1 April
A 3.5 per cent rise in water prices, which takes effect on 1 April 2013, will add a further £13…
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Budget 2013: Businesses Welcome ‘Bold’ Measures
Budget 2013: Businesses Welcome ‘Bold’ Measures Business groups have broadly welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2013 measures, which included an…
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Private Sector Pensions Deficit Fell In February
The number of defined-benefit private sector pension schemes in deficit fell again in February, after monthly decreases in January and…
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Affordability Of Scottish State Pensions
Scotland’s ability to cover state pension payments has been called into question by a leaked Government report on their economic…
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