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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Recession over, official figures declare

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK economy has finally emerged from one of its deepest economic downturns.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Drop the compulsory retirement age, says Equality Commission

Reading Time • 2 minsEmployees should be allowed to continue working after the age of 65, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has argued.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Economy facing weak recovery

Reading Time • < 1 minThe UK economy is showing signs of recovery but progress is still weak, a new survey has revealed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Some Royal Mail services to be subject to standard rate of VAT

Reading Time • < 1 minAn interesting, albeit minor, change to the treatment of postal services was announced towards the end of 2009, although it has not as yet been implemented.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Businesses still deferring tax payments

Reading Time • < 1 minA scheme designed to provide firms facing short-term financial problems with more time to pay their tax bills is still attracting applications.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Policy shift could signal end of compulsory retirement age

Reading Time • 2 minsEmployees could be granted the right to continue working past the age of 65.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

New VAT rules could be a burden for some UK firms

Reading Time • 2 minsA major change to the way that VAT is charged across the EU could impose extra admin costs on UK firms.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Clampdown promised on minimum wage evasion

Reading Time • < 1 minA new HM Revenue and Customs team has been set up to tackle the problem of employers who breach the rules on the national minimum wage.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Tax rises ‘dampen’ consumer optimism

Reading Time • < 1 minProspective tax rises and the return of VAT to the old rate of 17.5 per cent may have had an adverse effect on consumer confidence.
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