Finance
Budget 2010: All about subsidies, tax sops, and maintaining the status quo
PrintWeek India, March 29 - Is the industry mature enough to deal with cost pressures? PrintWeek India team speaks to print experts who rate the budget and its impact on the economy
Tories pledge to cut Labour's 'tax on jobs'
The Conservative Party has promised to cut Labour's planned increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions (NIC), due to come into effect in April next year, should they win the upcoming...
Access to finance 'will improve by Ipex'
Access to finance will have improved by Ipex, however companies should prepare a clear investment plan prior to the show if they are considering spending, industry experts have said.
Unemployment falls but inflation looms, ONS figures show
Unemployment has fallen for the first time since May 2008, but inflation threatens to destabilise a recovery, figures released by the ONS have demonstrated.
'Time to pay' scheme could increase number of company insolvencies, Begbies warns
Company insolvencies are not yet at their peak, yet the government is encouraging businesses to get into debt through its time-to-pay tax deferral scheme, accountancy firm Begbies Traynor has warned.
SMEs favour overdrafts over bank loans, study finds
Smaller businesses in the UK are favouring overdrafts over loans as the liquidity crisis in the SME sector continues to alter borrowing methods, research has found.
Factory price inflation at highest level in over a year
Input prices to UK manufacturers rose at their fastest pace since November 2008 last month as output prices also posted an above expectation increase.
Interest rates stay at 0.5% for 11th month
The Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates on hold for the 11th consecutive month as the fragile economic recovery continues to supersede inflationary fears.
CBI predicts slow recovery for UK economy
The UK's long recession ended this quarter but the recovery will be "fragile and weak", the CBI has said today.
The Tall Group acquires ID Data out of administration
The Tall Group has boosted its financial services offering after acquiring Card Data Management (CDML), the loyalty card printer that trades as ID Data, out of administration.