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Chief Economist’s Weekly Brief
UK policymakers were probably sighing with relief at the sight of the latest batch of economic data. The rates of inflation, unemployment ...

HMRC Business Records Checks – a bright idea to raise an extra £600m?
The taxman has announced that in a campaign commencing after July 2011, some 200,000 small businesses will be selected for one of HMRC’s ...

ICM and BIS monthly cashflow ‘tip’ to small businesses
The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) and the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Mark Prisk have published their monthly ...