Business leaders have called on the Government to “get off their backs” after claiming that employment regulations and taxes would cost UK firms a “staggering” £25.6 billion over the next four years.Read
The £200 billion injected into the financial system to boost lending has not filtered through to Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses, according to a new survey.Read
The Government’s decision to increase the national minimum wage by 7p to £5.80 an hour has been given a tentative welcome by businesses and unions.Read
The chairman of Cobra Beer said the new top rate of tax, announced in last week’s Budget, was leading the United Kingdom on the slippery slope to a high-tax society, as it is a “tax on aspiration.”Read
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the last 20 years had been characterised by a neglect of the manufacturing sector and with putting “all the eggs in one basket” in the South East.Read
Shoppers, investors and potential employees will be encouraged to boycott firms which pay men more than women, as part of the Government’s controversial new drive to improve workplace equality.Read
About 900 delegates from the world of business will come to Birmingham next week to hear heavyweight speakers including Nick Clegg, Ken Clarke and Karren Brady at the British Chambers of Commerce convention.Read
The recession is taking a stronger hold on rural areas and the outlook is bleak for the next six months according to the head of a national organisation representing people living in the countryside.Read