Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk
A 2026 VAT reform will remove tax charges on donated goods, encouraging businesses to give surplus stock to charities instead of sending it to landfill and…
Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget freezes tax thresholds, raises dividend and savings taxes, scraps the two-child benefit cap, introduces an EV mileage tax and unveils new levies…
Rachel Reeves has confirmed a new 3p-per-mile tax on EVs from 2028, prompting concerns among drivers as the government seeks to replace declining fuel duty revenues.
Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs to unite behind her “fair, progressive” Budget, warning that while not every measure will be popular, the full package is needed…
Currency traders are betting heavily on a weaker pound ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget, fearing tax rises and weak growth could trigger further sterling volatility.
A solicitor behind the Uber Supreme Court case warns that Rachel Reeves’ proposed “taxi tax” could raise fares, burden small operators and hit elderly, disabled and…
Firgun Ventures has raised $70m — led by the Qatar Investment Authority — to back UK and global quantum start-ups, positioning London as a growing hub…
A new Jisc report shows UK graduate employment has fallen to pre-Covid levels, with only 56.4% in full-time work and IT roles declining sharply as recession…
Disposable income has dropped for a fourth month, with one in five UK households unable to cover essential bills, as rising costs and weak labour markets…
Nammo UK has been selected to supply the RELIANCE main engine for ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander, supporting NASA’s Artemis programme and strengthening Europe’s space propulsion capability.
Cloud accounting scale-up iplicit has moved its headquarters to Bournemouth as it targets unicorn status after £43.5m investment and seven years of 100%+ annual growth.
The CBI’s Rain Newton-Smith warns Rachel Reeves that the Employment Rights Bill is “damaging” and could hinder hiring and growth, urging changes ahead of the Budget…
A new study shows 54% of the UK’s fastest-growing start-ups were founded by immigrants, prompting calls for easier visa routes to attract global entrepreneurial talent.
Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has left the UK for Switzerland and Dubai after Labour’s tax reforms and the abolition of non-dom status, making him the latest…
Women in the EU symbolically “work for free” from 17 November as the 12% gender pay gap persists, prompting renewed calls from the European Commission to…