UK Business News

Off licence and Supermarket beer sales are said to have fallen at  the fastest rate since the 1990’s recession according to a report from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
Off sales beer sales were down by 11% for the first quarter of 2009 although on-trade sales in pubs, restaurants and clubs did not fare [...]

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Here is a round up of the changes to business taxes announced in yesterday’s budget, information compiled by Michael Martin Partnership.
Furnished Holiday Lettings
Two radical changes to the taxation of income and gains arising on the letting of furnished holiday lets property have been published today.
1. Properties owned by UK tax payers [...]

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has spoken of a ’slow and fragile’ recovery for UK businesses during the second quarter of this year, in what must be considered the most optimistic economic forecast since the start of the financial crisis.
The forecast points to a modest future growth in the second half of 2010 as [...]

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Hat’s off to the management of B&Q who have managed to come up with a way to get do it yourselfers back into their stores, having witnessed a cut back in spending as cash strapped home owners feel the full effects of the economic crisis.
B&Q have teamed up with another old favourite, Jacqui Smith our [...]

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Sales of new cars in the UK took a hammering in March, figures released show a drop of 30% on the same time last year with just 313,912 new cars registered. March has long been the benchmark for sales in the motor industry, with many customers keen for the opportunity to show off a newly [...]

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