Budget not enough to meet ambition for high-growth, high-productivity, high-wage, low-tax economy Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Budget address, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “This Budget has delivered some measures that should …
Following the announcement that the National Living Wage is set to rise by 6.6 per cent from £8.91 per hour to £9.50 in this week’s Budget, the Federation of Small Businesses has warned that small firms need additional support amid …
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Quarterly Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Small Business Index (SBI) shows concern about tax burden at two-year high ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, with firms planning to recruit less and cut back investment Soaring proportion cite fuel and utility costs as …
Responding to news that the Government will announce a new scheme to improve the maths skills of adults across the UK at next week’s Budget, Mike Cherry, FSB National Chair, said: “It’s good to see a new focus on improving skills like …
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Responding to publication of the Government’s Heat & Buildings and Net Zero Strategies, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “The commitments in these documents mark a starting point – a foundation on which government can build the support …
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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) sets out need for reform as compliance costs and time lost to reporting soar Illustrates how the Value Added Tax (VAT) threshold is serving as a disincentive to grow for more than a million firms Calls for …
Small firms losing £25 billion a year to tax admin as Budget nears, new study shows Read more »
Responding to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conference speech, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Mike Cherry said: “The vision championed by the Prime Minister today does not match the current lived realities of small businesses and sole traders. For it …
Responding to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech at Conservative Party Conference, FSB National Chair Mike Cherry said: “Small firms and the self-employed are coming up against unprecedented strain with the cost of doing business rising ever higher, and they were hoping for more …
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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) sets out measures to secure recovery and save taxpayer funds Calls come ahead of Conservative Party Conference and after Labour was seen to “throw down the gauntlet” with regards to pro-business policies and tax cuts to …
Today (30 September) sees the end of the furlough scheme, the scrapping of the small employer sick pay rebate, and the closure of the Apprenticeship Incentive FSB is concerned at an ‘autumn storm’: small businesses are facing numerous challenges as …