As VAT reaches a historic milestone of 50 years in UK law, the head of VAT at an organisation supporting more than 4,500 businesses in the East Midlands is calling for drastic reform of Britain’s most contentious tax.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Baroness Karren Brady CBE: Childcare is one of the greatest challenges for working mothers to running a successful business
Despite the Chancellor announcing an expansion of 30 hours free childcare provision as part of the Spring Budget, there is concern across the UK from those who don’t think the measures go far enough, but Baroness Karren Brady CBE says more needs to be done.
Business reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget
At Business Matters we have spoken to a number of experts to gauge their opinions about Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, and whilst the Chancellors announcements have gone down well, many sound notes of caution.
Jeremy Hunt’s budget is set to let a lot of people down
Jeremy Hunt is going to let a lot of people down at his budget next Wednesday as the Chancellor is poised to resist calls to save a flatlining economy
Enterprise education becoming ‘forgotten child’
Social media entrepreneur Ryan Williams has penned an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him and his government to overhaul A-Level business studies in the national curriculum.
Why SMEs won’t ditch Green intentions despite ongoing financial uncertainty
Kai Hunter, Executive Director at Conister Finance & Leasing explains that research her company undertook recently revealed that over a fifth of UK SMEs that required external finance over the last two years
Workplace flexibility is essential to offset Rishi Sunak’s childcare reform U-turn
Businesses must improve workplace fluidity if they are to emotionally and financially support employees through rising childcare costs.
‘Fuel duty freeze is a reckless waste of public money’ warns think tank
Permanently freezing fuel duty at the Budget would mean a loss of £5.5 billion each year to the public finances and benefit the richest, a think-tank warns today.
UK economy risks collapse without urgent investment in nature
The Green Finance Institute estimates that the UK is facing a finance gap of up to £97 billion to meet the UK’s nature-related targets by 2032.
Financial services industry set for AI overhaul
AI will be crucial for better understanding user intent, providing tailored content recommendations, and streamlining how firms manage information.
Why High Pay Day matters
Have you ever wondered how long it would take a CEO to make the UK’s average yearly salary?
You need tax cuts to boost growth, Sir James Dyson tells Sunak
Sir James Dyson has criticised Rishi Sunak’s economic policies for keeping Britain in a state of Covid inertia and urged him to cut taxes to stimulate growth.
Is The Apprentice setting a precedent for negative business leadership?
The Apprentice returned to BBC One last week, with 18 new candidates thrown into the limelight as they flew to Antigua, tasked with selling excursions to tourists.
Will UK Budget in March spark pension exodus?
UK pension holders will increasingly be seeking to move retirement funds overseas as fears grow about the Budget in March, predicts the Investment Director of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.
Squeeze on household incomes to intensify as tough recession will dominate 2023
2023 is expected to be an exceptionally tough year for the UK economy. The country is almost certainly already in a year-long recession, one that will probably prove to be deeper than that experienced in the early 1990s.
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