The CBI has reiterated its call for the Chancellor to spur on innovation and investment and avoid increasing the mounting costs on business any further ahead of this week’s Budget. Recent CBI analysis revealed that inaction on business rates, together with recent Government policy changes, including the National Living Wage and the Apprenticeship Levy, […]
Britain’s manufacturers are calling for the reform of business rates in this week’s Budget by the removal of plant and machinery from rateable calculations. In particular, this would provide a boost to highly capital intensive sectors such as steel. Making the call, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation published data showing the likely additional boost that would […]
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on March 16, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the government to avoid introducing new taxes, costs and obligations that could dent business confidence in a softening economic environment. The business group urges the Chancellor to use his fourth fiscal event in 12 months to opt for […]
Scotland’s largest regeneration project has been awarded an additional £3m, Housing Minister Margaret Burgess announced on 13 March. The funding for Clyde Gateway in Glasgow’s east end will support further development of vacant and derelict sites in Dalmarnock, Rutherglen and Shawfield. Plans include new business units and factories that are expected to provide local employment […]
Plans by the Welsh Government to create 10,000 new business and 28,300 new jobs over the next five years through the extended flagship Business Wales service will be supported by an independent, private-sector led advisory board. The enhanced and extended £50m Business Wales service backed by Welsh Government and EU funding – was launched in […]
The government is publishing 2 strategies outlining its plans for social investment in the UK and overseas. Social investment uses private capital to generate social as well as financial returns. It helps social sector organisations do more by providing the capital they need to provide their services, grow or become more sustainable. Two new strategies […]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has launched a new policy for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), cutting red tape to make it easier for companies to work with Defence. The changes will help the MOD drive towards its target of 25% of all procurement spending – both direct and indirect – going to SMEs by […]
The air was electric on the evening of 8 March as attendees, entrants and judges gathered at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate for the much anticipated Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards 2016/17. With over 130 finalists and over 500 guests, this year’s National GO Awards ceremony and gala dinner was the biggest to […]
Liverpool City Council is looking to set up its own energy company to help people save on their fuel bills. The council’s cabinet is being asked to approve proposals to start the process of setting up a company providing energy to Liverpool households which, as well as cutting costs to householders, would also improve energy […]
Possibility filled the air at this year’s Procurex North Live showcase event when representatives from both sides of the procurement process and some of the UK’s leading procurement experts descended onto the floor of the Manchester Central Convention Complex on Tuesday 8 March. Opportunities for discovery and networking presented themselves in all corners of the […]
