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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Concerns over Google’s new privacy policy

Reading Time • 2 minsGoogle's new privacy policy raises deep concerns over the 'lawfulness' and 'fairness' to its users as it fails to meet EU data protection laws, a European watchdog has warned.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

‘Scrap the 50p tax rate’, businesses tell Chancellor

Reading Time • 2 minsMore than 500 businesses have urged Chancellor George Osborne to cut the 50p top rate of tax in the forthcoming budget in order to help the UK economy.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Motorists tell Treasury to cut upcoming 3p fuel duty

Reading Time • 2 minsPlans to increase fuel duty by 3p should be axed in order to boost the UK economy and create thousands of jobs, campaigning group Fair Fuel UK has told the Government.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Tax disputes to be made more ‘transparent’

Reading Time • 2 minsHMRC has announced new governance arrangements in order to provide 'greater transparency, scrutiny and accountability' for significant tax disputes.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

‘Vital’ family owned SMEs urged to seek business support

Reading Time • 2 minsGreater business management and support is vital for family owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a sector that is crucial to the recovering UK economy, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Fewer than half of employees in a workplace pension scheme

Reading Time • 2 minsThe number of employees saving into a workplace pension scheme has fallen to a record low of 48 per cent, official statistics show.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

HMRC alters stance on employee smartphones

Reading Time • < 1 minSmartphones such as BlackBerrys and iPhones which are provided by employers to employees will no longer be subject to tax as a 'benefit in kind', HMRC has announced.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

New HMRC taskforces to target market and auto traders

Reading Time • < 1 minHMRC is to launch 30 new taskforces in 2012/13 which will specifically target market stall holders, car sales people, and rag traders - concerned with the import, wholesale, marketing and sale of clothing - as it continues its clampdown on those who attempt to dodge the tax man.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Redundancy consultation review risks increased unemployment

Reading Time • 2 minsCutting consultation times during collective redundancy procedures could increase job losses and damage staff morale, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned.
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