Sep 10, 2021 | Government Announcements
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the date for an Autumn Budget and Spending Review which will set out "future spending plans" amid the country's worst economic recession in 300 years. Scheduled for 27 October 2021, the Autumn Budget will be the second of its kind...
Sep 9, 2021 | Government Announcements
The triple lock on the state pension will be temporarily suspended next year due to an anticipated "unusual change in earnings" of 8%, saving the Treasury £4 billion, Work and Pension Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced. For the 2022/23 tax year, pensions will rise...
Aug 4, 2021 | Government Announcements
Businesses looking for workers can benefit from a new £7 million fund to create "new, flexible" apprenticeships, the Government announced on 3 August 2021. A small number of agencies will set up new "flexi-job apprenticeships" to allow apprentices to work across...
Jul 20, 2021 | Government Announcements
Smart technologies will cut energy bills and boost employment in the renewable energy sector as demand for electricity intensifies and fossil fuels are phased out in the UK, new plans laid out by the Government promise. Published by the Government and Ofgem, the smart...
Jul 19, 2021 | Government Announcements
The Government has launched a consultation on new trading rules today (19 July 2021) that will "help countries out of poverty - and help British businesses and consumers at the same time". The proposed developing countries trading scheme would apply to 70 qualifying...
