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Apr- 2020 -22 AprilBusiness Bites
Will there be coronavirus help for small company directors who are paid by dividend?
The financial plight of limited company directors has been raised by the Tory chairman of the Treasury select committee. Mel…
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6 AprilRetailers
Online pet food prices increase amid Covid-19 virus outbreak, report finds
A new report by the Office for National Statistics has revealed an increase in online prices on pet food amid…
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Mar- 2020 -6 MarchBusiness Bites
Flybe’s pensions in doubt; Poorest 20% no better off than before, 1m Virgin customers on unsecured database
Flybe’s pension pot for 1,350 current and former workers is at risk, as the fallout from one of the first…
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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchRetailers
Retail sales see first increase in two months
Retail sales increased by 0.8% in February this year compared with the previous month, with increases seen across all main…
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Jan- 2018 -19 JanuaryRetailers
December 2017 sees retail sales slump
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that December 2017 had the weakest retail sales in over four years.…
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Jun- 2017 -13 JuneCurrent Affairs
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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Apr- 2017 -21 AprilCurrent Affairs
UK retail sales drop as inflation rises
UK retail sales dropped by 1.8% in March marking the largest year on year decline since 2010 and exceeding economists’…
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Dec- 2016 -15 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Retail sales increase in Britain
Retail sales in Britain increased by 5.9 percent in November compared with November 2015, according to the Office for National…
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Oct- 2016 -27 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Under 20% of autistic adults are employed full time
Just 16 percent of autistic adults are in full time work, according to The National Autistic Society. New research reveals…
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Apr- 2016 -12 AprilCurrent Affairs
UK inflation rate reaches 0.5% in March
The UK inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, rose to 0.5 percent in March 2016, according to the…
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