Autumn Statement 2014: What free marketeers want from George Osborne and what they’re likely to get November 24, 2014 With the Autumn Statement just a week away, George Osborne is already being inundated with suggestions on how to boost growth and cut the deficit. The CBI has already weighed in with its suggestions, including raising the threshold for employee National Insurance Contributions and cutting business rates. Britain's unemployment rate may have dropped like a [...]
Autumn Statement 2014: This is what the CBI wants George Osborne to deliver November 24, 2014 What will George Osborne get out of his red box when he delivers the Autumn Statement next week? The CBI got off the starting block early with its wishlist, asking for a range of measures to boost British business, including better infrastructure around Stonehenge and business rates reform. Here's what the group businesses wants to [...]
Autumn Statement 2014: Business rate reform will boost job creation, says British Retail Consortium October 28, 2014 The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to chancellor George Osborne ahead of this year's autumn statement urging a reform of business rates to encourage investment and job creation. Retailers have long complained about the current system, under which rates have risen disproportionately to rent and other taxes. BRC figures show market rents [...]
Date for the diary: George Osborne reveals when he will make his Autumn Statement September 2, 2014 George Osborne today announced he will deliver his Autumn Statement on December 3. Since Osborne took the helm at the Treasury, the Autumn Statment has slowly crept later in the year. While Gordon Brown, who delivered the first Autumn Statement in 1997, preferred to use his as a sort of summary of the state of [...]
Autumn Statement 2013: What it means for UK entrepreneurs December 8, 2013 ENTREPRENEURS are rarely political animals and don’t often get involved in the dirty business of politics. However, there are few people who are more impacted – for better or worse – by public policy. As such, every time the chancellor stands up to speak, entrepreneurs and small business owners should take note. The news from [...]
Autumn statement 2013: What to watch out for December 4, 2013 WHO: GEORGE OSBORNEWHEN: 11.15AM TODAYWHERE: HOUSE OF COMMONS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW Business rate rises cappedRate rises will be limited to 2 per cent in England and Wales in 2014, not linked to inflation State pension reformRetirement age rising to 69 by late 2040s Paper tax disc abolishedVehicle exise duty (VED) to be paid online Tax-free childcare vouchersAvailable [...]
Autumn Statement: How it may affect your finances December 3, 2013 With interest rates already at record lows, the chancellor may have more bad news in store for savers Coverage of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement tomorrow will no doubt focus on the predictable headline-grabbers – fuel duty freezes, corporation tax changes, and heavily-trailed action on energy bills are all candidates. But for savers and investors, some [...]