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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

New European rules on private equity firms ‘harmful’, says CBI

Reading Time • < 1 minThe CBI has urged MEPs to reject sections of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Firms finding it more difficult to defer VAT payments

Reading Time • < 1 minIncreasing numbers of firms are being refused the chance to defer their VAT payments under the Time to Pay scheme.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Treatment of university trading subsidiaries

Reading Time • < 1 minHMRC have announced that in most cases where universities set up trading subsidiaries, which themselves provide education, they are acting as if they are a college institution, school or hall of a university.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

General Election 2010: sterling and shares register initial fall

Reading Time • 2 minsThe FTSE 100 index slid to its lowest mark for three months and the pound slipped against the euro and the dollar following election results that mean no single party is capable of forming a majority government.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

General Election 2010: business reaction

Reading Time • 2 minsThe prospect of a hung Parliament has prompted concerns among some in the business community that the political uncertainty may hinder the economic recovery.
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Reading Time | 4 mins 16 Mar 2012

General Election 2010: a hung Parliament

Reading Time • 4 minsWith no party capable of commanding an overall majority in the House of Commons, here is a brief recapitulation of what each of the main parties has promised on business, tax and the economy.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Recruitment remains strong

Reading Time • < 1 minBoth permanent and temporary staff appointments rose during April, a new report has revealed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Higher rate income tax to improve government revenues

Reading Time • < 1 minIncome tax revenue looks set to show a marked improvement this year.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Weak pound offers boost to the economy

Reading Time • 2 minsSterling's weakness has provided UK firms with a timely boost, new figures have suggested.
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