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Reading Time | 4 mins 26 Mar 2012

Reform the tax system, urges review

Reading Time • 4 minsThe government should consider a broad reform of the UK tax system, including an extension to the number of goods on which VAT is charged, a think tank has argued.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Business regulation resistant to change

Reading Time • 2 minsMany businesses think that government efforts to reduce business regulation will be ineffectual.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 26 Mar 2012

Tax reliefs under the spotlight

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government may be looking at cutting down on the number of reliefs and allowances available under the current tax system.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 26 Mar 2012

Consumer confidence dips on worries over personal finances

Reading Time • 2 minsConsumer optimism has been hit by a marked increase in the number of people who are concerned about their employment prospects, a new survey has revealed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 21 Mar 2012

Business migration rules could penalise smaller employers

Reading Time • 2 minsSmaller firms could be unfairly treated if plans go ahead to allow large companies to sidestep the rules on the number of non-EU workers who are allowed to enter the UK, a leading business group has claimed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 21 Mar 2012

Plans to improve intellectual property system

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government has launched a review aimed at improving the way the current intellectual property system can help support business growth
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Reading Time | < 1 min 21 Mar 2012

HMRC cuts back on helpline hours

Reading Time • < 1 minHM Revenue and Customs (HMC) is to drop its Sunday telephone helpline as from the end of November.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 21 Mar 2012

Chancellor sets 2011 Budget date

Reading Time • < 1 minNext year's Budget will be delivered on 23 March.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 21 Mar 2012

State retirement age changes confirmed

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government has said that the state pension age will rise to 66 in 2020.
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