Small business confidence is crawling back from historic lows – but without government action, fresh cost pressures could drag it straight back down, the Federation…
Read more...The government expects around £1.8 billion to be refunded back to ratepayers in England following the 2026 business rates revaluation, according to official modelling disclosed…
Read more...The latest ONS figures, covering the three months to the end of December, show the jobless rate nudging upward from 5.1% in the previous rolling…
Read more...Small businesses in hospitality and leisure are facing three years of business rates misery with an average 52 per cent hike in bills being piled…
Read more...The Scottish Budget has been branded as “underwhelming” in terms of business rates changes announced, according to Louise Daly, Head of Business Rates in Scotland…
Read more...The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has responded to news that the Employment Rights Bill has been granted Royal Assent and introduces major reforms for…
Read more...The budget gave consumers little comfort as they chose to double-down on saving in favour of spending, according to RSM UK’s latest research. RSM’s quarterly…
Read more...Independent smaller pubs and shops are to be one of the biggest losers as a result of the November Budget and the 2026 Revaluation, says…
Read more...The Conservative Party has pledged to eliminate business rates for high street pubs and retail premises should it secure victory at the next general election….
Read more...The Government has ruled out more frequent business rates revaluations as part of its response to the Transforming Business Rates Discussion Paper, published this week….
Read more...Government measures in England to “level the tax playing field” between high street and online retailers risk backfiring — with Britain’s largest retailers,’ leisure and…
Read more...FSB NI Chair Alan Lowry has urged politicians to prioritise small businesses, cut rising costs, and create conditions for investment and jobs to drive growth…
Read more...New research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals that while two in five (43 per cent) UK businesses surveyed are expecting to increase investment…
Read more...The UK’s hospitality and retail sector need fiscal support from the Government in the Autumn Budget, say leading audit, tax and business advisory firm, Blick…
Read more...According to business rates experts at Colliers, latest figures just announced by the government reveal that the business rates appeal system: Check Challenge Appeal (CCA)…
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