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Record Growth For Online Sales
Internet sales of non-food goods grew by 19.2 per cent in December 2013 when compared with December 2012, according to…
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Mortgage Demand Highest In Six Years
Demand for mortgages rose at the fastest pace in six years in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to data…
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Businesses In Northern Ireland Confident For 2014
Businesses in Northern Ireland are showing increased confidence for the year ahead, according to a survey by the Northern Ireland…
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Survey Shows Optimism For 2014 Growth
Key indicators for the health of the UK’s manufacturing and services sectors reached all-time highs in the final quarter of…
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Business Leaders Look Ahead To 2014
The UK’s leading business organisations have expressed optimism for the year ahead but called on the Government to introduce new…
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Annuities Switch For Pensioners Proposed
Pensioners should be allowed to switch to better annuities and escape poor-value schemes, Pensions Minister Steve Webb has suggested. Mr…
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UK Car Sales Highest In Five Years
UK car sales in 2013 recorded their best year since 2007 according to figures published by the Society of Motor…
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Simpler Energy Tariff Rules Now In Force
A ban on confusing energy tariffs comes into effect today, as energy regulator Ofgem introduces reforms to make the industry…
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SME population hits six year high
The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK reached a six-year high of 2.16 million in 2013,…
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Earnings rise slower than inflation
Average UK earnings have risen slower than the rate of inflation for the fifth year running, according to the Office…
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Scottish business rate rises capped at two per cent
Scottish business rates will increase by a below-inflation two per cent in 2014, the country’s Finance Secretary John Swinney has…
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RTI extension for micro employers
Micro employers will be given until April 2016 to adapt to the real time information (RTI) system for reporting PAYE…
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Production Up 3.2 Per Cent Year-On-Year
Total production output in the UK grew by 3.2 per cent between October 2012 and October 2013, the latest figures…
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Six Million Declined Credit Since 2010
Twelve per cent of adults in the UK have been turned down for credit in the last three years, research…
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households planning chritamas cutback
Two thirds of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, according to new research by Which?…
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Pension costs deter business investment
Seven out of ten businesses say the cost of running a defined benefits (DB) pension scheme is stifling their investment…
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Sucess for first small business saturday!
Local retailers celebrated the UK’s first Small Business Saturday as shoppers descended on high streets for the first weekend of…
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New Ireland trade initiative launched
A new trade initiative has been launched by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and the Bank of Ireland UK.…
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Autumn Statement 2013: Business Announcements
The Chancellor George Osborne has now delivered his 2013 Autumn Statement. Here’s our summary of the headline announcements affecting businesses.…
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Autumn Statement 2013: Expectations
The Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his 2013 Autumn Statement later this morning. Here’s our round-up of five pre-statement hot…
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New Lifetime Allowance Could Cost Savers Billions
A reduction in the lifetime allowance (LTA) for pension savings, which comes into effect in April 2014, could cost savers…
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Net lending under the Funding for Lending Scheme
Net lending under the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) was three times higher in the third quarter of this year…
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Scottish Economic Recovery Nearly Complete
A report issued today by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) revised upwards the prospects for Scottish growth…
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Medium Sized Businesses Leading Economic Recovery
Businesses that employ between 50 and 499 people and have an annual turnover of between £10 and 100 million are…
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Parents Support Their Parents Financially
Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of parents have helped their parents with the cost of living in the last…
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