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December 18, 2025

Budget 2025: What Businesses Can Take from the OBR’s Verdict on Growth

The latest Budget was packed with policy announcements, but according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), these policies will not really change the UK’s growth outlook over the next five years.
December 17, 2025

Changes in Funding to Apprenticeships

The Government has announced a £725 million package of reforms aimed at increasing apprenticeship and training opportunities for young people. While much of the announcement centres on tackling youth unemployment, there could be benefits for small and medium-sized businesses.
October 3, 2024

HMRC reform: digital transformation and closing the tax gap

In line with the e-invoicing initiative we reported on elsewhere, the Chancellor also outlined broader reforms to modernise HMRC through a Digital Transformation Roadmap, which is expected in Spring 2025.
October 2, 2024

Chancellor pushes for e-invoicing: What you need to know

The Chancellor unveiled a series of announcements last week that could have implications for UK businesses. One of the most relevant for business owners was the government's push for electronic invoicing (e-invoicing).
September 30, 2024

Chancellor’s speech takes optimistic tone on economy

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, gave an important speech at the Labour Party conference last week, in which she appeared to shift tone to speak more positively about the economy.
September 25, 2024

Procurement Act 2023: Implementation delayed to February 2025

The government has announced a delay to the start of the Procurement Act 2023, moving the commencement date to February 2025.
September 23, 2024

Amazon ends hybrid work policy: Is it time to reconsider remote working?

Amazon has announced the end of its hybrid work policy, with corporate staff expected to be back in the office five days a week starting in January. Previously, staff had the flexibility to work from home two days a week.
September 19, 2024

Business Finance Week 2024: Free national and regional events available

Business Finance Week 2024 will run from 24 September to 2 October and includes a variety of national and regional in-person events and webinars.
September 18, 2024

Are you National Minimum Wage compliant?

As HMRC intensifies its crackdown on National Minimum Wage (NMW) noncompliance, it’s vital to make sure you don’t fall foul of NMW laws. Compliance can have more complexities to it than many assume, and the risks of getting it wrong are significant.
September 16, 2024

UK economy flatlines again

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics last week show that the UK economy showed no growth in July 2024. This is the second month in a row as there was also no growth in June.

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