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19 March 2013
Budget 2013: Government announces new tax-free childcare scheme
The Government has unveiled plans for a new tax-free childcare scheme in a bid to reduce the cost of childcare for working families. It is thought that the initiative, which was announced ahead ...
18 March 2013
Single-tier pension and social care cap brought forward by a year
Plans to overhaul the state pension system will be brought forward by a year, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. The Chancellor recently unveiled his plans to simplify the state pension sys...
15 March 2013
‘Stick to Plan A, but deliver on infrastructure’, CBI tells Chancellor
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged Chancellor George Osborne to ‘stick to his guns’ on reducing the deficit, in next week’s Budget. However, the business grou...
14 March 2013
Thousands of entrepreneurs receive support under Start-Up Loan scheme
The Government’s Start-Up Loan scheme has exceeded expectations, with more than 2,000 young entrepreneurs receiving support under the initiative. Over 1,000 new businesses were granted a l...
13 March 2013
Champagne put on ice in UK ‘inflation basket’
Champagne has been removed from the menu by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in compiling the latest list of goods and services that will be used to calculate CPI and RPI inflation rates....
12 March 2013
Small firms ‘cautiously optimistic despite decline in investment intentions’
Small firms are showing tentative signs of optimism, despite a decline in their investment intentions, a new survey suggests. The latest quarterly Index from the Federation of Small Businesses (F...
