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No 10 plans VAT cut to ease pain of rising prices
A cut in VAT has been proposed by No 10 to curb inflation and help households with the cost of living crisis.
Sunday 25 October 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
A cut in VAT has been proposed by No 10 to curb inflation and help households with the cost of living crisis.
Business confidence has fallen to a 15-month low as soaring inflation and the associated cost-of-living squeeze pile the pressure on bosses.
Amazon has bowed to pressure from the United Arab Emirates and restricted search results for LGBTQ+-related products
The Bank of England is leaving “all options on the table” including a bigger 50 basis-point interest rate rise to tackle 40-year high inflation, central bank…
Students with top A-level grades will be turned away from universities under the most competitive admissions process in living memory, an expert will say today.
Tesco is facing shortages of Heinz baked beans, ketchup and salad cream after a fallout with the US brand over price increases.
Tariffs on steel imports from China and other countries are to be extended for another two years, the UK government has announced, admitting the move risks…
Royal Mail managers have voted to strike in a dispute over job cuts and a redeployment programme to bring in “worsening terms and conditions”.
BEIS has raised alarm bells over a key report on Government’s progress to net zero, deeming it “dire”, and “catastrophic for the country and the planet”…
The founders of LinkedIn and payments giant Stripe are among a group of heavyweight tech entrepreneurs to back a $158m funding round for scale-up investor Entrepreneur…
Fracking companies are likely to be eligible for tax breaks, potentially worth billions, that the government is extending to oil and gas companies to encourage new…
Almost 11 million consumers have suffered a broadband blackout lasting more than three hours over the last year, with Nottingham named Britain’s “outage capital”.
The UK car industry has hit back at government calls for business to invest more, saying that uncertainty over the rising cost of energy and a…
Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, says there is a “strong argument” for supporting the steel industry amid expectations that the government will extend import tariffs despite…
Boris Johnson is poised to announce curbs on online gambling in an effort to stem the “catastrophic” impact of addiction on people’s lives.