Pay freezes worsen UK’s deficit
February 17, 2015
AUSTERITY driven pay freezes have cost the UK an extra £33.4Bn in the national deficit according to analysis of figures highlighted by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This is according
UK manufacturers struggle as trade deficit hits four-year high
February 12, 2015
PROOF that a manufacturing-led recovery has yet to happen has been seen in latest figures showing the UK’s trade deficit is at its largest since 2010. The UK trade deficit
PwC helped fat-cats avoid tax, say MPs
February 12, 2015
HELPING fat-cat corporations avoid tax, “on an industrial scale”, was actively promoted by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a report by MPs has said. BBC Business reports the firm is said
Union blames “smash and grab” investors for job losses at AA
February 11, 2015
CRIPPLING debt repayments caused by “smash and grab” private equity investors have been blamed for jobs cuts at the AA. It has announced that 300 jobs will be cut which
Lean leg-up for SME manufacturers
February 11, 2015
CUTTING edge business techniques are being made available to UK manufacturing SMEs in a bid to stimulate growth Manufacturers’ organisation, EEF (formerly Engineering Employers’ Federation) is launching a new Lean
Businesses plan to make more jobs this year
February 10, 2015
Other national findings include: 43% of firms are planning a pay rise in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI). There has been a small increase in the proportion of
Empty shops illustrate North-South divide
February 10, 2015
TWICE as many shops are empty in the North and the South according to latest research. BBC Business reports that the Local Data Company, which monitors 3,000 town and shopping
Health and Safety Act changes ‘a licence to kill’ for self-employed
February 9, 2015
REVISED health and safety rules for the self-employed has been slammed by union leaders as “a licence to kill”. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has attacked new proposals to exempt
Price comparison sites ‘lying’ to customers
February 9, 2015
PRICE comparison sites are ‘lying’ to customers about the cheapest deals to boost their own profits, investigations by a consumer collective claims. The Big Deal has published research, including audio
CBI leads charge against late payers
February 9, 2015
A CULTURE of late payment for suppliers must be stamped out, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Commenting ahead of a roundtable at Number 10 attended by Matthew Hancock
US companies targeted by Obama’s tax plans
February 9, 2015
A TAX loophole could be closed allowing the US government to tax domestic company profits made abroad. BBC Business reports that President Barack Obama wants US companies to pay taxes
More cash pumped into government Growth Deals
February 9, 2015
A FURTHER £1Bn will be invested by the government in local economies across England with the expansion of its Growth Deals programme. Agreement has been reached with all 39 Local
Prices continue to tumble in Eurozone
February 5, 2015
DEFLATIONARY pressures increased for the Eurozone last month as prices in January fell 0.6% compared to 2013 levels. BBC Business reports that the figure recorded across the 19 member countries
Tighten your belts for hardest cuts so far
February 5, 2015
JUST when politicians are claiming the economy has turned a corner, we are being told to brace ourselves for the worst of the UK’s spending cuts. The Institute for Fiscal
£480M loans signals green light for London tube extension
February 2, 2015
PLANS for London’s Northern Line tube extension to Battersea moved a step nearer with the securing of a £480M loan from Europe’s long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB).
