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11/10/2023

Rise in National Living Wage in April 2024

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to at least £11 an hour from April 2024.

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11/10/2023

Concerns over key local support schemes

Less than 1% of small firms have benefitted from key local support schemes across England on net zero, according to research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Warwick Business School.

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27/09/2023

Measures to help rising costs

Small firms will look to the upcoming Autumn Statement for signs that the government understands their operating concerns, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)  

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27/09/2023

Child Trust Fund to be claimed

HMRC has urged almost 430,000 young people with an unclaimed Child Trust Fund (CTF) to claim their cash.  

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27/09/2023

IoD Top five policy recommendations

Business group the Institute of Directors (IoD) has outlined its top five policy recommendations to help spur sustainable economic growth.

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22/09/2023

Government slow to recover £1.1 billion

The government has been slow to recover losses of £1.1 billion from fraud and error in Covid grant schemes, according to MPs in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).  

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22/09/2023

Statement on small business support

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has stated that the upcoming Autumn Statement will be a ‘watershed moment’ for the government in regard to it proving its small business support credentials.  

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22/09/2023

Changes to Corporate Governance Code

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has responded to changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code submitted for consultation by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)  

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14/09/2023

SMEs struggling to access finance

A report published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has suggested that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to access finance and working capital. The    

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