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  • 30 Apr 2025

    Lack of trust and board expertise putting brakes on AI adoption

    A lack of trust and a shortage of expertise at board level are limiting the adoption of AI in UK businesses, according to research from the Institute of Directors (IoD).

  • 29 Apr 2025

    Chancellor unveils plans to maintain level playing field for British business

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said British businesses will be supported in trading freely as she takes action on practices that undercut fair trade, such as the dumping of cheap goods into the UK.

  • 28 Apr 2025

    IHT receipts reach record £8.2 billion

    Figures published by HMRC have revealed that Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts reached a record £8.2 billion in the 2024/25 tax year as a result of rising asset values.

  • 25 Apr 2025

    Government taking right approach to tariff negotiations

    The UK government is taking the right approach to tariff negotiations with the US despite downgrades to the economic outlook, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

  • 24 Apr 2025

    Sole traders and landlords get Making Tax Digital warning

    Sole traders and landlords get Making Tax Digital warning

  • 23 Apr 2025

    Tax red tape costs small businesses nearly £25 billion a year

    Tax compliance costs small businesses nearly £25 billion a year, according to recent research conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

  • 22 Apr 2025

    More parents financing children's house deposits

    More parents are financing their children's housing deposits, according to new research.

  • 17 Apr 2025

    Business confidence falls to two-year low

    Data published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has revealed that business confidence has fallen to its lowest level in two years.

  • 16 Apr 2025

    Inflation falls as result of lower petrol prices

    Lower petrol prices helped to drive down UK inflation by more than expected in the year to March 2025, official data has revealed.

  • 15 Apr 2025

    Companies House begins to verify identities

    A new service has been launched that allows individuals to verify their identity directly with Companies House through GOV.UK.

  • 14 Apr 2025

    Spending Review 'could brighten living standards outlook'

    Think tank the Resolution Foundation has suggested that the government's upcoming Spending Review could help to brighten the 'bleak living standards outlook' for low-to-middle income families.

  • 11 Apr 2025

    Business group welcomes launch of Code of Practice

    The Institute of Directors (IoD) has welcomed the launch of the government's new Cyber Governance package, which is underpinned by the Cyber Governance Code of Practice.

  • 10 Apr 2025

    Price rises 'most likely response' to US tariffs

    Price increases are the most likely response to US tariffs by affected firms, according to a survey conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

  • 09 Apr 2025

    Pension reforms needed to help people through retirement

    Reforms are needed to make the pension system easier to navigate successfully in order to help reduce the risk of a shortfall in retirement, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

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