Fresh calls have been made to reinstate VAT-free shopping for international tourists, after the chief of Mulberry warned its profits have been hit hard by it as they ditch London for Paris and Milan. Pre-tax profit at the British handbag ...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should cut companies’ national insurance contributions and make the temporary business investment tax relief permanent, an influential think tank has argued in a radical blueprint to overhaul the UK’s tax regime. Employers’ ...
Liberis, a leading global embedded finance platform, is reinforcing their commitment to responsible and sustainable investment practices by developing Cashback for Green, responding to the growing appetite from their SME customers for green funding solutions. With 91% of SMEs agreeing it is ...
The government’s plans to hit net zero have been comprehensively criticised in a withering report by its own advisers that says targets are being missed on nearly every front. Fewer homes were insulated last year under the government-backed scheme than ...
Taxpayers charged 7% interest on late payments. Those owed a refund receive just 3.5% interest from HMRC. With the Bank of England having risen interest rates for the 13th consecutive month and millions of self-employed workers struggling to make ends ...
Hundreds of UK businesses ranging from suppliers of solar batteries to life-saving medical equipment have benefited from £6.5 billion in UK Export Finance (UKEF) support over the last year to break into international markets and grow – supporting up to ...
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and APSCo OutSource, have raised concerns over plans to implement tougher consequences for promoters of tax avoidance in its latest HMRC consultation submission. APSCo warned that planned measures to introduce a focused criminal ...
Every year over £20 billion is paid via online platforms to the army of freelance workers working for a range of businesses across the UK and, all too often paid very late. Helping these workers and companies get this right ...
BEIJING — For the second time in a month, a mouse head has been found in a lunch box meal of a cafeteria in China, state media reported on Tuesday, sparking online witticisms and a larger debate about food safety ...
ROME — The Italian government on Tuesday announced a crackdown on the use of electric scooters on city streets, looking to cut accidents, reduce injuries and prevent pavements from becoming cluttered obstacle courses. Updating Italy’s highway code, the government also ...