VAT and capital gains hikes ‘top of agenda’ for new government
Rises in VAT and capital gains taxes are “top of the agenda” for the Budget, due on March 24, according to accountancy and financial services group Smith & Williamson.
Rises in VAT and capital gains taxes are “top of the agenda” for the Budget, due on March 24, according to accountancy and financial services group Smith & Williamson.
British business loses £80billion every year tackling government red tape – the equivalent of the entire economic output of oil-rich Kuwait – according to a study by the Institute of Directors.
Bristol City Council leader Barbara Janke has met leaders of the city’s retail sector at Cabot Circus to discuss how the future fares.
Confidence is slowly returning to many parts of the South West economy, but only one in 10 businesses aim to invest more in their firms in the next 12 months, according to a national business survey.
The government is to spend an extra £10million to speed up completion of a much-anticipated science park, expected to bring thousands of jobs to Bristol.
More jobs are advertised online than through other media for the first time, according to new research out today.
The number of small- and medium-sized businesses in the South West who have had to make job cuts has risen in the past six months – and more expect to shed staff in the coming half-year.
The number of personal insolvencies could rise even further in the coming 12 months from the record levels revealed in new figures for 2009, according to Bristol-based experts.
The chief economist of the Institute of Directors has warned of a “glum” two years ahead for the economy, saying there was a real possibility of a double dip back into recession.
The Chancellor’s Pre-Budget Report was “incredibly disappointing” and a “wasted opportunity”, according to one of Bristol’s leading economic analysts.
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