Jan 10, 2022 | Current Affairs
Retail footfall slumped in December 2021 compared to pre-pandemic times as surging Omicron cases deterred many from shopping in-store. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), total UK footfall dropped by 18.6% in December, compared to the same period in...
Jan 5, 2022 | Current Affairs
Around one in three small businesses in the UK have seen late payments increase in recent months, according to a new poll. In a study of 1,271 business owners by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), 30% said they had been chasing overdue invoices over the last...
Jan 4, 2022 | Current Affairs
New customs rules came into force on New Year's Day for UK businesses trading with the EU as post-Brexit changes continue to be phased in. From 1 January 2022, UK businesses will need to complete customs declarations and checks for EU products to pass over the border,...
Dec 16, 2021 | Current Affairs
Businesses in the hospitality sector are staring down the barrel as the resurgence of COVID-19 dents consumer confidence. Estimates suggest December 2021 takings in the sector could be down by around 40% due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Many...
Dec 9, 2021 | Current Affairs
The climate change committee has called on the Government to place a higher tax on household gas to help the UK meet its net zero targets as part of a wider "review of the role of tax policy in delivering net zero". The Government is effectively subsidising the cost...
