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27/03/2025

OECD cuts UK growth forecasts

UK growth will be weaker than previously expected this year and next, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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19/03/2025

Side hustle trading threshold raised

The reporting threshold for trading income for self assessment is being lifted from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within this parliament, according to the Treasury.

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19/03/2025

Government to tackle worn infrastructure

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has called for the government to ‘tackle the problems of the UK’s worn out infrastructure’ in order to boost economic growth

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12/03/2025

25,000 set to miss Stamp Duty deadline

25,000 first-time buyers are predicted to miss the 31 March Stamp Duty deadline, according to property website Rightmove.

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12/03/2025

Employment Rights Bill

The government’s proposed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill will ‘do little to alleviate employer concerns’, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has warned.

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05/03/2025

£31 billion of unpaid overtime in 2024

UK workers put in £31 billion of unpaid overtime in 2024, according to research carried out by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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05/03/2025

Gender pay gap ‘stubbornly high’

Research carried out by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has suggested that the gender pay gap means women effectively work for free for the first 48 days of the year.

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26/02/2025

Better access to financial products

Better access to financial products for entrepreneurs will encourage more people to launch small businesses, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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26/02/2025

Tax receipts rise slower than expected

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that tax receipts rose at a slower than anticipated pace in January

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