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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Mar 2012

Pensions levy needs to be responsive to economic conditions

Reading Time • < 1 minThe levy raised by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) in order to safeguard the savings of pension scheme members is running the risk of hampering the economic recovery.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Mar 2012

Broadband tax ‘set’ to become law

Reading Time • < 1 minPlans to introduce a tax on landline telephones in order to fund the development of faster broadband links could become law within a year.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 14 Mar 2012

More must be done to soften impact of business rates rise

Reading Time • 2 minsPlans for curbing the effects of increases in business rates, due next April, are not sufficiently far-reaching, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 14 Mar 2012

Recovery ahead, but VAT rise could dampen spending

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK economy is on course to emerge from the recession in the second half of the year, the CBI has predicted in its latest forecast.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Mar 2012

HMRC changes self-assessment registration for those not self-employed

Reading Time • < 1 minHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced a change to the way that taxpayers who are not self-employed register for self-assessment.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Mar 2012

New helpline set up for vulnerable workers

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployees who are experiencing illegal working terms and conditions now have a single helpline to call in order to seek advice about their rights.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 14 Mar 2012

Let business fuel the recovery, government told

Reading Time • 2 minsBusinesses must be given the freedom to create jobs and to drive the economy, a leading business group has said.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Mar 2012

Pensions should lose inflation protection

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has been urged to review a rule that boosts incomes from final salary pension schemes by the rate of inflation each year.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 14 Mar 2012

Keep apprenticeships affordable, says CBI

Reading Time • 2 minsApprenticeship wages should not be set at such a level that they price people out of training, it has been argued.
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