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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Sep 2015

Sheffield City Region manufacturers must push on with ambitious growth

Reading Time • 2 minsFollowing the latest Manufacturing Top 50 for the Sheffield City Region (SCR), it is encouraging to see so many companies engaged in advanced manufacturing and innovation...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Sep 2015

High take-up of pension freedoms

Reading Time • 2 minsMore than 200,000 people have withdrawn part or all of their pension pot in the 3 months since the introduction of the new pension freedoms, according to figures released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Sep 2015

Businesses call for impartial information on EU referendum

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses in the UK do not feel that they have enough impartial information to make an informed decision about how to vote in the upcoming European Union (EU) referendum, a new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Sep 2015

Changes in the manufacturing sector – Top 50

Reading Time • 2 minsWith an overall drop in profits across this year’s Top 50 Manufacturers, in part caused by the margins of manufacturing companies being squeezed, it is clear that ensuring tax charges are minimised will be even more important.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Sep 2015

Business costs rising ahead of inflation

Reading Time • 2 minsMany companies have seen their costs continue to rise across 2015, with staff costs being the most commonly reported increase, according to a new survey by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
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Reading Time | 2 mins 15 Sep 2015

National living wage to have modest impact

Reading Time • 2 minsThe impact of the incoming introduction of the national living wage (NLW) will be minimal in most industries, according to new analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Sep 2015

Avoidance crackdown nets record collection for HMRC

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has now collected a record £1 billion in tax payments from individuals using tax avoidance schemes as a result of new collection rules, according to HMRC.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 11 Sep 2015

Confidence is returning to the market

Reading Time • 2 minsWhen you see the Chancellor on the news visiting a construction site adorned in a hi-vis jacket and hard hat you realise that what often follows is the release of positive economic data. But why does the Chancellor choose to deliver his message in this way?
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Reading Time | 2 mins 11 Sep 2015

Awareness and uptake in Government investment schemes uneven

Reading Time • 2 minsThe system of claiming tax relief on investments should be used by the government to make investment easier and fully realise the potential of existing schemes, a new report by the Institute of Directors (IOD) argues.
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