Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on 30 October, the first by Labour for almost 15 years. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Ms Reeves said the Budget would raise a massive £40bn in taxes, a significant proportion of which will be borne by businesses. Here Pearson...
Budget airline easyJet has continued to develop its offering from Bristol Airport with the launch of three new routes, taking its total number of destinations from the airport to more than 70. The airline, which this summer added an 18th aircraft to its Bristol-based fleet, introduced a new twice weekly service to Agadir in Morocco...
Corporate lawyers in Thrings’ Bath office have advised Wiltshire housebuilder Stonewood Homes on a string of deals linked to its schemes across the West of England. Stonewood, which specialises in small-to-medium developments of high-quality, sustainable new homes, received funding from a consortium of investors as part of its plans to bring forward a proposed...
Monday November 4 Q3 results: Kosmos Energy, City London Investment Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday November 5 Finals: Associated British Foods, Smiths News, Ensilica, ASOS Interims: Air Astana Joint Stock Company, Induction Healthcare Group Trading announcements: International Workplace Group, TI Fluid Systems, Coca-Coca Europacific Partners Economic announcements: BRC sales monitor, Retail sales Wednesday November 6 Final: dotDigital Group Interims: Totally, Braemar ...
UK logistics group Wincanton’s £753.5m acquisition by global operator GXO could be subject to an in-depth investigation by the competition watchdog following fears it could lead to higher costs in the sector. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today said there was risk that the deal, approved by the government in April, could reduce competition...
This week’s Budget ushered in a large number of tax reforms as Chancellor Rachel Reeves seeks to balance the Treasury’s books. Here experts from law firm Thrings look at some of the key changes. Inheritance Tax The inheritance tax (IHT) threshold freeze remains for a further two years to 2030. That means the first...
