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Business News
| 13-May |
Rise in personal tax allowance announced
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling has announced some of the details of the compensation the government is to offer taxpayers who have been hit by the scrapping of the 10p income tax starting rate. |
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| 13-May |
Retail sales dip again
Retail sales have declined for the second consecutive month, new figures have revealed. |
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| 13-May |
Small employers making less use of government training
Smaller firms are more reluctant to sign up to the government’s Train to Gain programme than their larger counterparts. |
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| 12-May |
Worsening economic prospects predicted for next year
Businesses have been warned that trading conditions in 2009 may be tougher than expected. |
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| 12-May |
Employer checks could hit work experience opportunities
The level of work experience available to young people could be under threat because of costly new employer checks, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has argued. |
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| 9-May |
Major changes planned for consumer laws
The government has announced that it is looking to introduce a radical overhaul of the UK’s consumer laws. |
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| 9-May |
Business disappointment at rates decision
Sections of the business community have expressed their disappointment at the decision of the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold at 5 per cent this month. |
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| 8-May |
Extension to flexible working rules should be ‘delayed’
The government has been urged to put back plans for extending the right to request flexible working to more employees. |
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| 8-May |
Investment in employer training reaches record level
Firms in the UK spent £38.6 billion on training last year, a record level, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has said. |
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| 7-May |
Small firms enjoy no great ‘benefits’ from postal competition
Small businesses have gained no significant advantages from the opening up of the postal service to private competition, a new report has said. |
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