HMRC proposes hefty fines for accountants facilitating tax avoidance
The UK Treasury is cracking down on tax avoidance by proposing tougher new fines for accountants or advisers who help customers bend the law...
Reduced migration post-Brexit unlikely to boost wages says study
Any anticipated benefits from reduced migration are likely "to be dwarfed" by the larger economic impact of the Brexit vote to leave the European...
Apple boosting investment in China, building Asia-Pacific R&D centre
Apple will begin investing more in China and plans on building its first Asia-Pacific research and development centre in the country, CEO Tim Cook...
Bank of England successfully completes second round of bond buying
The Bank of England successfully completed its second round of bond buying on Tuesday after failing to find enough sellers last week.
The central bank...
Rail fares ‘increasing at double wage rates’ say unions
Rail fares have increased at twice the speed of wages in the last 6 years says new research by trade unions, released as the...
Apprenticeship levy starts April 2017 say UK government
The apprenticeship levy is to go ahead next year as planned. The UK government made the announcement on Friday as they called for comments...
UK supermarket sales in Q2 fell below £100 billion for the first time since...
The fierce price war within the UK’s grocery sector has pushed supermarket sales below the £100 billion level for the first time since 2010,...
Clear deterioration in hiring intentions by UK employers following Brexit vote
There is “clear deterioration” in hiring intentions by UK employers as a result of the Brexit vote, according to a report by CIPD and...
One of the world’s largest biomass power plants to be built in North East...
Site preparation work for one of the world's largest biomass power plants - to be built in North East England - is due to start...
Nigel Farage former aide in FBI detention in fraud and money laundering probe
A former aide of ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage, George Cottrell, was detained by the FBI at Chicago’s O’Hare airport last month on suspicion of...