TAX Chancellor mulls tax break for US workers The Daily Telegraph City AM Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering reforms aimed at preventing US-linked workers in the UK from being taxed twice on the same income. The Government has launched a consultation on the tax...

REPORTING Small firms criticise reporting rethink Financial Times Daily Mail Small businesses have criticised proposals that will require them to file accounts with Companies House. The Government has announced plans that will see small firms report profits and losses...

OUTLOOK FSB warns of squeeze on small firms Daily Mail The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that the conflict in the Middle East is pushing up inflation and squeezing small businesses, with diesel and petrol prices rising 30% and 20% respectively since...

TAX CBI warns against tax hikes The Daily Telegraph British businesses are urging the Government - and Labour leadership contenders - to avoid imposing higher taxes on corporations as job losses escalate. The Confederation for British Industry (CBI) warns that...

TAX PM considering small business tax breaks The Times The Government is reportedly considering tax breaks for small businesses in over 280 areas under the "Pride in Place" scheme. This initiative could provide a "holiday" on business rates and is targeting regions...

OUTLOOK UK services sector declines Reuters The Independent UK The UK services sector experienced its first decline since April 2025, according to the S&P Global UK services PMI survey, which recorded a reading of 49.3 in May, down from 52.7 in April. The downturn...

TAX Businesses at tipping point over taxes - CBI City AM Daily Mail High taxes are pushing UK businesses to a critical point, warns Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In a speech at the CBI's national business dinner,...

TAX Family firms hit hard by tax hikes Daily Express Daily Mail Family-owned businesses in the UK are struggling to hire due to rising employment costs, according to a Family Business UK (FBUK) report. Some 40% of family firms cite high wage expectations as the main...

OUTLOOK M&S chairman says Britain has rarely been this anti-growth The Daily Telegraph City AM Daily Mail The chairman of Marks & Spencer has warned that Labour policies had driven the decline in Britain’s high streets. Writing in M&S's annual report,...

TAX Wealthy weary of Labour's tax threats The Sunday Times The Sunday Telegraph Robert Salter at Blick Rothenberg says his wealthy clients are becoming fatigued by Labour’s constant threats to tax wealth. "Most people are happy to pay their fair share of tax as long...