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 a critical time in the...
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 unfair and a brake on...
The West’s drinks industry has cheered the Chancellor’s decision to lower duty on beer by 1p and to freeze it on cider along with his announcement 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 very happy...
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. And he gave some help...
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 National Minimum Wage to be...
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 and by 2.5% in 2018...
Bath brand agency The House has been appointed by PracticeWeb, the Bristol-based web portal for accountants, to support its growth strategy over the next year. The House will work with PracticeWeb to clarify its business positioning and direction, develop new markets, and significantly grow the business this year and beyond. Set up in 1998,...
Bath-based landscape architects Grant Associates have been selected to work on a major regeneration project in Birmingham which will include a series of new streets and public squares around some of the city’s historic buildings. The 68,800 sq m Paradise Circus scheme forms part of a wider £450m masterplan for Birmingham city centre. Grant...
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 organisation, which runs the Bath...
Development of Bath’s Quays South, which will form a major part of the city’s planned Innovation Quay scheme, has moved a step closer following talks between defence group BMT and Bath and North East Somerset Council. They have reached an outline agreement on how the two parties can work together to redevelop the area...
