This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news The number of young people outside employment, education or training has fallen below one million. That is welcome, but vacancies are scarce and small businesses are struggling to recruit. Unless ministers tackle the cost of employing people, BritainContinue reading “Britain’s £125bn youth jobs crisis is not over”
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Too hot to trade as extreme weather hammers productivity and pushes business bills higher
This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news Britain’s scorching summer isn’t just uncomfortable. It’s becoming an economic crisis. Extreme heat had already cost the UK an estimated £4.4 billion by the end of July, according to analysis from green thinktank Verdant. June alone reportedly costContinue reading “Too hot to trade as extreme weather hammers productivity and pushes business bills higher”
DRUK Stuart only duplicate this do not replace
Donald Trump’s extraordinary decision to publish a map labelling the Strait of Hormuz “new US territory” might have been intended to frighten Iran. Instead, it underlined how little progress Washington has made in reopening one of the world’s most important trade routes. The declaration has no standing in international law and has notContinue reading “DRUK Stuart only duplicate this do not replace”
Inflation jumps to 2.9% as energy bills bite again
This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news Inflation has climbed to 2.9% as rising energy and fuel costs feed through to household bills. For Britain’s small businesses, however, the headline figure tells only part of the story. Their own costs can be increasing considerably fasterContinue reading “Inflation jumps to 2.9% as energy bills bite again”
Taxman frees 300,000 side hustlers from return headache
This is an abbreviated article by Liz Barclay – read the full article at Business111.com/news Around 300,000 freelancers, side hustlers and small-scale earners are set to escape the hassle of completing a full Self-Assessment tax return as the reporting threshold for trading and property income rises from £1,000 to £3,000. Tax will stillContinue reading “Taxman frees 300,000 side hustlers from return headache”