A ‘tough but fair’ budget was delivered by Chancellor George Osborne on Tuesday 22 June 2010. He described the spending cuts and tax increases as being ‘unavoidable’ due to ‘the years of debt and spending’ by the previous Labour government. The Chancellor tried to reassure us that he was being ‘fair’ and that ‘everyone will [...]
Budget or a pre election broadcast? The Chancellor, Alistair Darling gave his final budget before there is a general election on Wednesday 24th March. He made very few announcements as the majority of tax rates and allowances had already been released in previous Budgets and the Pre Budget Report given in December. The key announcements [...]
From www.newbusiness.co.uk 24th September 2009 Over 70% of small businesses in the UK have developed creative solutions to strengthen their company during the recession, according to research commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The study shows that 77% of small companies have adapted their business to cope with the downturn with 26% [...]
Moves to push a 50p a month broadband tax through Parliament before the general election sparked fury last night. Stephen Timms, Treasury minister in charge of the Digital Britain plan, yesterday revealed he will introduce the law in the next Finance Bill. Mr Timms said: “It is vital for jobs and growth that Britain has [...]
