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UK economy sees December house price rise
The price of the average house in the UK rose strongly in December, according to the latest survey from Nationwide.…
UK to become world’s 4th largest economy, survey reveals
The UK is to become the fourth largest economy in the world, jumping ahead of Germany and Japan over the…
Business leaders need to be mindful to be effective, says ACCA report
Business leaders need to have “mindfulness” over mathematics skills in order to be effective and avoid scandals, according to a…
Confidence in UK economy grows following low unemployment
The UK economy is improving following lower unemployment numbers and improved wage growth. According to the Lloyds Bank Spending Power…
Free trade talks resume between EU and India
Discussions aimed at working out a bilateral free trade agreement between the EU and India will start up again in…
HMRC gets £8.1m in UK corporation tax from Starbucks
The UK arm of multinational coffee chain Starbucks has handed over £8.1m in corporation tax to the Treasury in 2015…
Businesses will pay out “more than £1bn” for National Living Wage
The introduction of the National Living Wage next year is likely to cost UK businesses more than £1bn, according to…
10p introductory level for Scottish Rate of Income Tax
The new Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT), which marks a major overhaul of the UK tax system, won't actually…
UK house prices are increasing faster, reveals ONS
October saw annual house prices increase at a faster rate for the third month in a row, according to the…
£80.5bn tax bill paid by big UK business, analysis shows
The Treasury's coffers gained £80.5bn in tax contributions from big business in the UK this year, according to analysis by…
Fall in confidence will hit UK economic growth, says ICAEW
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) expects the UK economy to have grown by 2.4% this…
‘Stealth tax’ will cost contractors £16.6bn, shows research
Contractors in the UK will suffer under new plans to scrap tax relief on travel and subsistence expenses, claims a…