Budget

Chancellor unveils new measures to SME loan scheme

Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has unveiled a major overhaul to his previously announced SME loan scheme. Initially, the…

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Chancellor set to announce overhaul to SME loan scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to announce an overhaul to the SME loan scheme that will allow companies to…

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BIRA welcomes increased support for SMEs amid coronavirus crisis

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has welcomed the Chancellor’s emergency package to help small retail businesses amid the coronavirus…

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Calls for ‘discretionary business rates relief’ amid Coronavirus outbreak

Colliers International has called on the UK Government to consider and to fund a system of “discretionary rate relief” for…

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Conservatives pledge business rates review

The Conservative Party has pledged a business rates review which aims to “reduce the burden” on UK businesses, as part…

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BRC ‘disappointed’ with business rates relief in Queen’s speech

The British Retail Consortium has responded to the Queen’s speech, praising its approach to crime and sustainability but was “surprised…

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Autumn Budget 2018: Business rates cut for SMEs and new digital services tax

Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed plans to give smaller retailers a 33 percent cut to business rates and introduced a…

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Retail sales increase by 0.3%

Retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in July 2017, compared with the previous month, according to the Office of National Statistics.…

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Majority of small firms stretched to meet NLW

New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows the majority (64 percent) of small firms impacted by the…

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Small firms ‘squeezed’ by inflationary pressure, says FSB

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) remains above the Government’s 2 percent target. The CPI is a measure that examines the…

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