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07 Oct 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to cut National Insurance contributions (NICs) and increase Income Tax to create a 'level playing field' and protect workers' pay.
The government's Budget Board must focus on easing the cost of doing business, says the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will look at fixing the cliff edges in business rates that can discourage small business investment and growth, according to a report from HM Treasury.
The government has launched a voluntary repayment scheme to allow recipients of financial Covid support to repay outstanding money they were not entitled to or did not need with 'no questions asked'.
Companies could be prosecuted and face unlimited fines if they fail to prevent fraud that their firm profits from under a new corporate offence.
Lowering the threshold for VAT registration in the Autumn Budget would breach Labour's manifesto, IPSE, the Self-Employed Association has warned.
Artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of cross-border flows of goods and services by nearly 40% by 2040 thanks to productivity gains and lower trade costs, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) report.
Failed housing transactions cost consumers and the economy at least £1.5 billion every year, according to research published by Santander.
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