National Insurance hike will be ‘difficult’ for businesses, warns CBI boss Economics Increasing employers’ National Insurance contributions will make it “harder for businesses to create the jobs and the growth” needed to “help fund our public services”, the boss of one of the UK’s largest business groups has warned. Speaking a day after Keir Starmer refused to rule out hiking National Insurance contributions paid by businesses, Rain [...]
KPMG and Natwest put the CBI back in business Business Companies renew their memberships to CBI offering hope for the firm's continuation
CBI urges government to have closer ties with EU to help boost services trade Economics In a new report, the business group argued that closer ties with the UK's major trading partners would help deliver the economic growth which the new government has pledged to deliver.
Government must ‘offer hope’ to attract investment, CBI chief to argue September 12, 2024 The government must “have and offer hope” in order to attract global investors to bet on and back Britain, the chief executive of the Confederation for British Industry (CBI) will argue. In a rejection of No10 and the Treasury’s gloomy economic language, Rain Newton-Smith will use the CBI’s annual dinner in Glasgow to call for [...]
Health tax incentives could boost economy by £2.65bn, CBI suggests August 13, 2024 Worker health tax incentives could offer a £2.65bn boost to the economy, a business lobby organisation has suggested.
UK ‘can’t afford not to’ go green in bid for growth, CBI chief to say July 1, 2024 The UK’s growth could be put at risk if politicians try to “separate the economy from net zero”, a top business lobby group boss is set to warn.
CBI boss: Britain ‘can’t rest on laurels’ in growth industries like life sciences and net zero April 25, 2024 The UK “can’t rest on our laurels” in high-growth industries like life sciences and net zero, the boss of Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is to say.