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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

CGT change a ‘risk’ to employees and investment

Reading Time • < 1 minAs many as 200,000 vital business investors could be affected by a significant rise in capital gains tax, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has argued.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Businesses should be ‘ready’ for spending cuts

Reading Time • 2 minsFirms that have public sector contracts should plan ahead in case they are affected by the swathe of cuts that are likely to be introduced over the coming months.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Budget must centre on ‘spending cuts not tax increases’

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government needs to focus on spending cuts rather than increases in business taxes, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged in its pre-Budget submission to the Chancellor.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Fall in pay freeze settlements

Reading Time • < 1 minFewer firms are imposing pay freezes, a new study has revealed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Action promised on business lending

Reading Time • 2 minsIn his first major speech as Business Secretary, Vince Cable committed the government to taking a tougher line on parts of the banking system that have "not served enterprise in this country as well as they could".
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Any VAT changes should be ‘smart’

Reading Time • < 1 minA leading UK retailer has called on the government to structure any rise in VAT in a "smart" way.
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Reading Time | 3 mins 19 Mar 2012

Government pledge to tackle business red tape

Reading Time • 3 minsThe government has outlined the first phase of its plans to reduce the level of regulation affecting businesses.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Business alliance warns CGT increase could hinder recovery

Reading Time • 2 minsA group of leading business owners has urged the government to reconsider plans to introduce a large rise in capital gains tax.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Government promises review of pension system

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government is looking to carry out a wide-ranging reform of the pensions system
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