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VAT hike will cost lowest-paid workers four times more than any gain from the £10,000 personal allowance
By the time of the next election low-paid workers will be losing up to...
Multi billion pound UK commitment to long-term industrial strategy
Government and industry today pledged an ambitious long-term partnership and £2 billion investment in...

2,000 young entrepreneurs get their business dreams backed
The Start-Up Loan scheme has exceeded expectations as 2,000 aspirational young entrepreneurs have now received...
UK entrepreneurs being failed by lack of Government support
The Government does not have a coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of technological innovation in the...

Government launches first Islamic Finance Task Force
Today, the Government launched the UK's first Islamic Finance Task Force. The Task Force will help to cement London's status...
Big companies pledge to pay promptly following government drive
The number of FTSE 350 companies pledging to pay small firms promptly has tripled following a government drive to...

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