London doesn’t compete with other UK cities, it competes with global capitals Opinion London’s rivals are the world’s capital cities. Whether you live in London or Leeds, Leicester or Liverpool, the success of our capital matters for jobs and funding for public services in every single part of the country, says Karim Fatehi A truly competitive capital city which secures international investment, attracts the best talent and drives [...]
Finance chiefs fearful of war and geopolitical risks Economics Finance chiefs have begun the year fretting over the spectre of war and rising global tensions as President Trump’s shock operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro put investor nerves on edge. A quarterly survey by Big Four accounting firm Deloitte showed that “geopolitical risks”, which can include everything from higher tariffs to conflict and [...]
‘Highly damaging’: Capital gains hike would make UK even less competitive Economics Lifting capital gains tax (CGT) would damage the competitiveness of the UK’s already poor tax regime, new analysis suggests. Research by the Tax Foundation suggests that the UK’s tax regime ranked at 30th out of 38 OECD countries in terms of competitiveness, up one place due to the introduction of the full-expensing policy last year. [...]