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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Businesses asked for their views on access to finance

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government wants to hear from SMEs about the difficulties they are facing when it comes to securing growth capital.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Calls for VAT rise to be pushed back

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses are unhappy over government plans to stick to its original timetable on the return to the old standard rate of VAT.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Taxes must be clear and accountable

Reading Time • < 1 minTax laws need to be reformed so that they are open, transparent and pose less of a burden to smaller businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Small businesses less expensive to run

Reading Time • < 1 minThe cost of running a small business has fallen for the second successive quarter.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

New pension rules could adversely affect temporary employment

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has been advised to give serious consideration to the impact that new pension rules may have on temporary workers, employers and the flexibility of the labour market.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Minimum wage mooted for apprentices

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has asked the Low Pay Commission to look at the case for introducing a national minimum wage for apprentices.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

PAYE system upgrade may lead to some delays, HMRC warns

Reading Time • < 1 minPlans by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to upgrade the IT system that is used to handle PAYE tax and national insurance details could result in temporary interruptions to the service.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Recession could be ending

Reading Time • < 1 minThe UK economy may at last be emerging from the recession, a leading think tank has suggested.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Government extends trade credit insurance scheme

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government has made changes to its trade credit insurance top-up scheme so that more firms can take advantage of it.
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