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June 2023
  • Nearly £9 billion in old banknotes and coins not cashed in, says Bank of England
  • Women 'more than twice as likely' to miss out on pensions auto-enrolment
  • Business confidence in economy 'stabilised' in May
  • SMEs planning 'significant investment' in technology this year, research suggests
May 2023
  • Economic Advisory Council launched by BCC to 'power up growth'
  • HMRC increases late payment interest rate to 7%
  • Tax-Free Childcare helps 650,000 families save on their childcare costs
  • Typical energy bill to fall under new price cap
  • UK rate of inflation fell sharply in April, data shows
  • Don't miss out on a tax refund for work expenses, HMRC urges
  • HMRC seeks views on changes to Construction Industry Scheme
  • Small businesses 'see no progress on the barriers to growth', BCC warns
  • Number of early self assessment filers doubles in five years
  • One in five workers will be higher rate taxpayers by 2027, says IFS
  • Small business owners' mental health 'affected by financial concerns'
  • 'Fresh thinking' needed in regard to MTD for ITSA
  • Interest rates raised for 12th time in a row
  • Energy suppliers urged to renegotiate fixed contracts for small businesses
  • Business confidence rises for the fifth consecutive month
  • 77% of financial scams originating on social media, banks warn
  • CMA launches review into AI foundation models
  • Unsolicited calls selling financial products set to be banned in UK
  • No sign of hiring difficulties easing, says BCC
  • Confidence amongst small businesses has rebounded, says FSB
April 2023
  • 47% of workers have had a late or incorrect wage on pay day, research suggests
  • Tax take rises by 10% to reach £786.6 billion, official data shows
  • High trading costs 'deterring UK SMEs from expanding internationally'
  • HMRC urges companies that file VAT returns annually to use compatible software
  • Economic growth adversely affected by 'shrinking workforce', committee warns
  • Workers must be protected from decisions made by AI, TUC says
  • £177.6 million lost to impersonation scams in 2022
  • UK inflation falls to 10.1% in March
  • UK economy is 'back on the right track', says Chancellor
  • Confidence amongst CFOs has risen at sharpest rate since 2020
  • Rising childcare costs 'keeping parents from returning to work', report suggests
  • Demand for banknotes at lowest level in 20 years, research suggests
  • Interest rates expected to fall to pre-COVID levels
  • Large tech companies may be able to bypass Digital Services Tax, committee warns
  • Men 'still earning more than women', research suggests
  • Size of six-year tax threshold freeze has trebled to £25 billion, research finds
  • UK firms require energy support contingency plan, says BCC
  • State pension age rise will not be brought forward, government confirms
March 2023
  • UK economy avoided recession at end of 2022, data shows
  • HMRC issues guidance on abolition of pensions lifetime allowance
  • UK firms 'being held back' from international trade by new customs procedures
  • Small businesses at risk as energy costs rise
  • Two freeports confirmed for Wales
  • Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 4.25%
  • US tops list for UK businesses to trade with outside Europe
  • Rate of inflation jumped to 10.4% in February, data shows
  • Treasury estimates MTD for Income Tax deferral will cost over £1.75 billion
  • Wage stagnation leaving workers £11,000 worse off per year, data finds
  • Budget boosts employment but living standards falling, says Resolution Foundation
  • Chancellor 'pulled a range of policy levers' to stimulate growth, says IFS
  • View our 2023 Spring Budget Report
  • Capital allowances reformed in 'Budget for growth'
  • 2023 Spring Budget - the economic picture
  • 2023 Spring Budget - the business reaction
  • 2023 Spring Budget - the political reaction
  • 2023 Spring Budget - what to expect
  • HMRC fails to tackle £2.3 billion furlough fraud
  • Chancellor to use Budget to get people 'back to work'
  • UK economy grew by 0.3% in January, official data reveals
  • Childcare 'crisis' hurting economy, warns FSB
  • Taxpayers given more time for voluntary national insurance contributions
  • DWP backs proposals to expand Automatic Enrolment
  • Government delays pensions dashboard plans
  • Corporation tax could be 'tool to incentivise net zero', says IoD
  • The Pensions Regulator increases focus on climate and ESG reporting
  • Fuel duty hike 'could have big consequences for small firms' says FSB
February 2023
  • Ofgem announces energy price cap as bills set to rise
  • Firms stick to four-day week after trial ends
  • Spring Budget must ease cost pressures on businesses, says BCC
  • HMRC sounds warning on new VAT penalties as filing deadline nears
  • FSB urges government to 'change course' on decision to slash R&D tax support
  • 'Arithmetic intricacies' of Investment Allowance could catch firms out, ATT warns
  • Planning for net zero has 'slipped down list of priorities' for businesses, says BCC
  • Budget must 'support a UK-wide economic recovery', says FSB
  • HMRC urges eligible couples to claim Marriage Allowance
  • Official data shows inflation remains close to 40-year high
  • Spring Budget 'must hit four key targets', warns BCC
  • CBI urges Chancellor to 'deliver action that will drive economic momentum' in Budget
  • UK economy narrowly avoided recession last year
  • UK 'likely to avoid technical recession in 2023', says think tank
  • FSB calls for introduction of apprenticeship incentive for under 25s
  • 'Digital pound' likely to launch this decade, says Treasury
  • HMRC urges families to make use of Tax-Free Childcare scheme
  • Bank of England raises interest rates to highest level in 14 years
  • Record 11.7 million tax returns received on time
  • IMF warns UK economy set to shrink in 2023
January 2023
  • UK business confidence plummets to 13-year low
  • Chancellor rules out tax cuts ahead of Spring Budget
  • CBI survey finds retail sales volumes down in January
  • More than three million still to file self assessment returns
  • Tax receipts total £553 billion, HMRC data reveals
  • Large cost-of-living gap between rich and poor households persists, think tank warns
  • BCC warns SME exporters 'under tightening pressure'
  • HMRC introduces automated text system to help with self assessment queries
  • Inflation passed its peak, but cost-of-living crisis continues, says CBI
  • Government launches consultation on R&D relief
  • WEF warns businesses and households facing a 'polycrisis'
  • Pensioners outnumber young people for filing self assessment tax returns
  • Official data shows UK economy grew in November
  • Fewer firms investing in training despite skills shortage
  • Economic indicators have 'stabilised at concerningly low levels', BCC finds
  • Energy bill support for firms to be reduced from April
  • FSB calls for clarity on support with energy costs for small firms post-March
  • Food price inflation hit record high in December
  • Small firms 'facing challenges when applying for financing', FSB finds
  • Tax non-compliance during pandemic cost UK £9 billion
  • HMRC urges taxpayers to get self assessment wrapped up early
December 2022
  • Have you made your financial New Year's resolutions?
  • ONS data suggests festive food sales rose in November
  • Ensure your business is protected against winter weather
  • UK economy shrank more than first thought in three months to September
  • Government extends mortgage guarantee scheme
  • Chancellor announces Spring Budget date
  • MTD for ITSA delayed for two more years
  • MTD for ITSA should be delayed, say tax advisers
  • Bank of England raises base rate to 3.5%
  • Consumer group calls for victims of push payment scams to be refunded
  • Mortgage payments to surge, says Bank of England
  • Plymouth and South Devon freeport gets go ahead
  • UK economy returns to growth in October
  • Chancellor launches financial sector reforms
  • Petrol and diesel prices dropping too slowly at the pump
  • EBRS has 'removed serious risk for quarter of businesses', IoD finds
  • UK in recession until end of next year, warns CBI
  • UK house prices see biggest fall for two years
  • £4.5 billion lost to COVID-19 fraud
  • CBI survey reveals continued deterioration in business confidence
November 2022
  • FSB urges government to ensure energy suppliers don't inflate prices
  • Threshold freeze equivalent to 3.5% tax hike
  • Study finds one in four small businesses plan to close if energy bill support ends
  • Home repossessions double as mortgage costs rise
  • NAO reveals Digital Services Tax has raised £358 million
  • OECD warns UK on course for biggest economic downturn
  • Think tank suggests UK workers are 'living through a two-decade wage stagnation'
  • UK in a 'new era of higher taxation', IFS warns
  • CBI praises Chancellor for 'delivering stability' in Autumn Statement
  • 2022 Autumn Statement - what to expect
  • 2022 Autumn Statement - the business reaction
  • 2022 Autumn Statement - the political reaction
  • 2022 Autumn Statement - the economic picture
  • Tax burden rises following Autumn Statement
  • Households paying £94 extra on energy bills due to regulator's failure
  • Chancellor needs to make 'tough fiscal choices on spending and tax', says CBI
  • FSB calls for Chancellor to announce 'clear set of measures to boost prosperity'
  • Data reveals auto-enrolment has helped workers save £114 billion into pensions
  • Economists question 'hole' in public finances
  • Tax and training reforms vital to safeguard retail sector
  • CBI urges government to rethink planned rise in business rates
  • BCC outlines economic support measures in manifesto sent to Prime Minister
  • Bank of England raises base rate to 3%
  • Survey reveals drop in business optimism
  • Energy support vouchers worth £400 going unclaimed
  • IoD survey finds UK businesses anticipate growth in exports
October 2022
  • Gender Investment Gap causing women to miss out on £599 billion
  • Banks warn young people particularly vulnerable to scams
  • Government pushes back economic statement
  • Self assessment clock ticks down to under 100 days
  • New PM must restore confidence, say business groups
  • FCA warns that eight million are struggling to keep up with bills
  • Business groups respond to Prime Minister's resignation
  • Inflation returns to 40-year high
  • Skills shortages hit 75% of UK businesses
  • Chancellor reverses Mini Budget measures
  • New Chancellor set to deliver statement on Medium-Term Fiscal Plan
  • Self assessment taxpayers could be a target for fraudsters, HMRC warns
  • Businesses need 'reassurance from fiscal statement' after fall in GDP
  • IFS warns 'big and painful' spending cuts needed to stabilise UK economy
  • Chancellor to publish Medium-Term Fiscal Plan on 31 October
  • BCC survey finds steep decline in business confidence
  • HMRC reminds young people to claim CTFs
  • BCC finds SMEs 'struggling to manage digital services'
  • VAT businesses must be ready for Making Tax Digital filing by November
  • British Business Bank lending now exceeds £12 billion
  • Government abandons plan to scrap 45p top rate of income tax
September 2022
  • HMRC receives thousands of complaints over tax repayments
  • HMRC raises late payment interest from 11 October
  • IMF criticises government over tax plans
  • Pension regulator warns employers over auto enrolment duties
  • Real Living Wage rises by 10% to £10.90 an hour
  • 2022 Mini Budget - the economic picture
  • 2022 Mini Budget - the business reaction
  • 2022 Mini Budget - the political reaction
  • 2022 Mini Budget - what to expect
  • Chancellor uses Mini Budget to outline measures to boost economic growth
  • Think tank warns tax cuts 'likely to push borrowing and debt to unsustainable levels'
  • Government caps business energy bills
  • Data finds late payments costing small businesses £684 million per year
  • Prime Minister 'considering scrapping sugar tax on soft drinks'
  • Wealthier households 'set to receive twice as much cost-of-living support'
  • UK inflation falls slightly to 9.9% but remains close to 40-year high
  • HMRC makes cost-of-living payments totalling £375 million
  • Official data reveals UK economy grew by 0.2% in July
  • Business groups respond to government's Energy Price Guarantee plan
  • Action Fraud warns scammers are exploiting cost-of-living crisis
  • Report finds SMEs facing recruitment struggles
  • Business groups welcome new Prime Minister with requests for immediate action
  • New PM must act as UK economy set for recession this year
  • UK facing 'deepest squeeze on living standards in a century'
  • CIOT outlines three strategies for improving UK tax system
August 2022
  • HMRC releases more details on MTD for Income Tax
  • Child Benefit claims for 16 to 19-year-olds must be updated this month
  • Ofgem raises energy price cap by 80%
  • Treasury Committee warns government against 'flying blind' with Emergency Budget
  • TUC urges government to raise NMW 'immediately'
  • Experts warn inflation could hit 18% in 2023
  • Report finds decline in the use of cash is easing
  • Tax-Free Childcare to ease parental costs as kids return to school
  • Energy firms call for windfall tax to be scrapped by 2025
  • Data reveals inflation hit 10.1% in the 12 months to July
  • COVID should be classed as an occupational disease, says TUC
  • Student loan interest rates slashed for second time amid cost-of-living crisis
  • Rising energy prices 'greatest test for SMEs'
  • HMRC takes record £14 billion in capital gains tax
  • Prime Minister must act now on cost of living, warns CBI
  • Government launches new fraud squad
  • Pension anti-scam strategy unveiled as cost-of-living crisis continues
  • BoE warns of recession as it raises interest rates again
  • HMRC sends Marriage Allowance reminder
  • Private sector activity at a standstill, warns CBI
  • Recovery Loan Scheme to be relaunched
  • IoD calls for new agency to advise on skills shortages
July 2022
  • Treasury figures reveal 14% increase in IHT receipts
  • IMF warns UK is set for slowest rate of growth of G7 countries
  • New ICAEW CPD policy set to take effect from November 2023
  • R&D tax credit criteria set to be subject to greater scrutiny
  • Insurer warns of rise in fraudulent claims amid cost-of-living crisis
  • UK consumers supporting small businesses despite rising prices
  • New finance legislation aims to unlock investments
  • Inflation hits fresh 40-year high of 9.4%
  • CBI says leadership hopefuls need a plan for growth
  • Reform required to combat staff shortages, says BCC
  • Retail sales fall as inflation hits consumers
  • UK economic growth better than expected in May
  • TUC urges employers to ensure employees are protected from sun during heatwave
  • IoD calls for extension of capital allowances super-deduction
  • More women have been underpaid state pension than previously thought
  • UK economic outlook has deteriorated, Bank of England warns
  • Pandemic-born businesses could add £20.4 billion to UK economy
  • National insurance threshold rises to £12,570
  • First Plastic Packaging Tax returns due this month
  • Millions hit with three-hour broadband outages during last year
  • BCC warns of 'perfect storm' of increasing costs
June 2022
  • HMRC urges families to make use of Tax-Free Childcare scheme
  • Ombudsman calls for swift action for victims of 'authorised scams'
  • FSB urges government to learn regulatory lessons from COVID pandemic
  • Paper £20 and £50 notes to be withdrawn from circulation by end of September
  • Tax gap remains steady at 5.1%
  • UK outlines plans to tighten 'buy now pay later' rules
  • Inflation hits 40-year high of 9.1% amid cost-of-living crisis
  • Manufacturers call for support package
  • MTD for income tax pilot extended
  • Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 13-year high of 1.25%
  • IoD launches new inquiry into governance arrangements and framework
  • Trade body urges Chancellor to keep tax rates low on electric company cars
  • COVID-19 emergency loan schemes may have saved 500,000 businesses
  • CBI downgrades forecast and warns of recession
  • New homeowners warned over tax refund claims
  • UK economy will 'grind to a halt', warns the BCC
  • Give people more control over their energy bills, says CBI
  • HMRC criticised over IR35 implementation
  • UK companies trial four-day working week with same pay
  • NICs increase has immediate impact on businesses

06 Jun 2023

Nearly £9 billion in old banknotes and coins not cashed in, says Bank of England

The Bank of England (BoE) has revealed that almost £9 billion in old coins and banknotes has not yet been cashed in.

05 Jun 2023

Women 'more than twice as likely' to miss out on pensions auto-enrolment

Data published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has suggested that women are more than twice as likely to miss out on being automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

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