Good and bad news for charities in the Budget
The voluntary sector has been struggling for some years with increasing costs, reduced funding and rising demand for its services. The Budget contains a complex cocktail of measures
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What does the budget mean for businesses and entrepreneurs?
Businesses have taken a hefty hit from Labour’s Budget announcement on the 30th of October. This comes in the form of a 1.2% rise in the National Insurance
ISG collapse sends shock waves through the construction industry
When Administrators were finally appointed over ISG’s UK operating companies on 20 September 2024, and all trading ceased immediately, it ended weeks of speculation about the fate of
Supply chain disruption is intensifying again
Just as the commercial world was coming out of a pandemic, which turned global trade into total chaos, the first European war since WW2 wreaked even more havoc
What can businesses expect from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget
When the new Chancellor rises to her feet in Parliament on 30 October, she will be announcing what the government’s expectation management campaign has warned will be painful
October 2024 economic and business overview
Does the new government necessarily herald a new economic era? There has certainly been a change of tone, even if it seems rather more difficult to detect an actual change of mood as yet.