Business Lending for exporters doubled to £3bn and interest rates on that lending cut by a third Business rate discounts and enhanced capital allowances in Enterprise Zones extended for three years Economy GDP forecast to grow by 2.7% this year and 2.3% next year, then by 2.6% in 2016...
National business groups welcomed today’s Budget, particularly the measures aimed at boosting manufacturing and lower energy costs. The CBI, which had called it a “make-or-break” Budget, said it “will put wind in the sails of business investment, especially for manufacturers”. Director-general John Cridland, pictured, said it had come at...
The biggest talking point for the property sector from today’s Budget was about a measure that was not even mentioned – reform of business rates. Property industry figures – and most mainstream business lobbying groups – have been urging the Chancellor to overhaul a system they see as extremely...
The West’s cider industry cheered the Chancellor’s decision not to raise duty on the drink in this year’s Budget along with his decision to scrap the duty escalator which aims to automatically increase the tax on alcohol. National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) chair Paul Bartlett said: “We are...
Chancellor George Osborne delivered a major boost to the region’s exporters in his Budget today by announcing the amount of lending available to the UK firms doing business overseas will be doubled to £3bn. Interest rates charged on that lending will also be cut by a third, he said....
55 Minutes the Chancellor took making his Budget speech today 5 It was Mr Obsorne’s fifth Budget since he became Chancellor in 2010 £2,000 The amount that working families will be able to claim to subsidise their childcare, announced yesterday ahead of the Budget £6.50 New rate for the...
Economy will be £16bn larger than was forecast just four months ago, says Chancellor Budget will support manufacturers and back all regions of the country. Economy recovering faster than forecast GDP forecast to grow by 2.7% this year and 2.3% next year, then by 2.6% in 2016 and 2017...
Business West has called on Chancellor George Osborne to use today’s Budget to focus on youth employment, training and enterprise – all crucial to securing future growth and avoiding a ‘lost generation’ as the UK economy continues to recover, it says. In its 2014 Budget submission, the business support...
Bristol community radio station Ujima Radio is back on air after the utility company which pulled the plug last week agreed to reconnect power to its studio. The Utility Warehouse disconnected the electricity following a dispute over unpaid bills with CEED, the community organisation which leases the building in...
Directors in Bristol firms have less than two weeks to enter the region’s top business awards that recognise boardroom excellence and enterprise. The South West Institute of Directors (IoD) Awards 2014 are open to anyone working at director level in any type of business or organisation – they do...
Bristol community radio Ujima looks set to be back on air within days after the Mayor of Bristol stepped in to help get its electricity reconnected. The station’s power was cut off last Tuesday after a dispute with the landlords of its Wilder Street, St Paul’s, studio. Leaseholders Ceed...
Monday 17 March Interims: Regenersis, Tracsis Finals: Brady, Forbidden Technologies, Hydrogen Group, Smart Metering Systems EGMs: Costain, Interserve Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 18 March Interim: Quoram Finals: Antofagasta, Bango, Bioquell, Cairn Energy, Capital Drilling, Clarke (T), Gem Diamonds, Mears, Mecom, Resolution, SDL, Source Bioscience, UTV Media, Xaar, Zotefoams...
Major international property firms and investors have shown “fantastic” interest in Bristol’s development sites – with one poised to bring 50 new jobs to the city’s Enterprise Zone. A high-profile team from the city has spent the week at MIPIM, the world’s largest commercial property industry gathering this week...
