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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Worst of recession over but recovery will be tough

Reading Time • 2 minsThe economy may be emerging from the depths of the recession but firms will still encounter difficulties on the road to recovery, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Changes to bank account details for VAT payments

Reading Time • < 1 minHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that, as from 8 July, there has been a change to the bank account details for paying VAT.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Trade credit insurance claims on the rise

Reading Time • < 1 minThere has been a significant rise in the value of trade insurance claims compared with a year ago.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Pension contribution tax relief plans to be amended

Reading Time • < 1 minA measure limiting how much tax relief people can claim on their pension contributions has been changed by the government.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

CBI proposes alternative to redundancy

Reading Time • 2 minsA radical alternative to laying off staff could see workers, whose firms are suffering a fall in demand, paid to remain at home.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Employment rules most ‘expensive’ for small firms

Reading Time • < 1 minComplying with employment law is the costliest bureaucratic burden faced by small firms, a new survey has claimed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Consumer advocate should be truly ‘independent’

Reading Time • 2 minsGovernment plans to create the post of a consumer advocate tasked with co-ordinating efforts to educate consumers on their rights have been given a cautious welcome.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Tax credits date approaches

Reading Time • < 1 minPeople receiving tax credits are being reminded that the date for renewing their claims is looming.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Manufacturing needs more direct state support

Reading Time • 2 minsA manifesto has called on the government to place the manufacturing sector at the centre of a better balanced and more diverse UK economy.
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