VAT threshold raised to £90,000 in boost for small businesses – but pubs still feeling the pinch Small business Hard-pressed small business owners were thrown a lifeline on Monday after the government rolled out an increase to the VAT threshold.
“Fundamentally unfair”: The BBC Licence Fee prosecutions hitting the vulnerable hardest COURTS Cases of vulnerable individuals being prosecuted for not paying their TV licence has led to calls for a fast-track justice procedure to be scrapped.
Can private equity push Labour to ditch its carried interest reforms? Private Equity Carried interest, or ‘carry’, is one of the primary ways that private equity bosses make money. But Labour is looking to change that.
Why the London mayoral election could be closer than you think March 20, 2024 As the London Mayoral election inches closer, Jessica Frank-Keyes takes a closer look at whether Sadiq Khan can secure a third term
Spring Budget 2024: Will Jeremy Hunt focus more on the economy or the election? March 5, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being forced to fight political and economic battles in this Spring Budget, which isn't an easy task.
Why hasn’t the UK signed more trade deals? February 21, 2024 As Kemi Badenoch is dragged into a new political row over the status of trade talks with Canada, Jessica Frank-Keyes asks whether the UK's trade strategy is really working.
PMQs sketch: A taxing affair January 31, 2024 Labour’s Big Business Week got off to a not-inauspicious start as Sir Keir Starmer gained the endorsement of Iceland chairman – and former wannabe Tory MP – Richard Walker.
UK has insured £102bn worth of Russian oil despite sanctions January 24, 2024 A former Cabinet minister has called on the insurance industry to think on its obligations after it was revealed that UK firms have insured over €120bn worth of Russian oil.
Jeremy Hunt drops major tax cuts hint at Davos before March budget January 19, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dropped another major hint about March’s much-anticipated budget, saying the “only direction of travel” is for the UK to embrace low taxation. Speaking at Davos in Switzerland, he said Britain should emulate other economies with low taxes, as the Conservatives gear up for an election later this year. Hunt, who will deliver [...]
Fujitsu ‘helped Post Office with prosecutions’ and staff knew of Horizon problems, MPs told January 16, 2024 The boss of scandal-stricken Fujitsu has said staff at the company pre-2010 knew there were issues with its Horizon technology.