How will the say-nothing Spring Statement shape the future of businesses?
Many businesses felt as though they had been entirely overlooked by the Autumn Budget, as costs were set to rise without much support.
Support is here for small businesses: Small Employers’ Relief increases to 9 per cent
With the rising employment costs and business rates set to put further pressure on small businesses, it can be hard to see a way forward.
Spring Statement 2026
Going into the latest Spring Statement, the Chancellor made it very clear that this would not be a full fiscal event and that any new policy changes would be off the table.
Rising to her feet in Parliament that is exactly what Rachel Reeves delivered, but it was against a back drop of rising economic uncertainty that she could not have predicted when she set the date for her forecast.
In her opening words to the MPs gathered, she made it very clear that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East was adding considerable obstacles to improvements in the global economic outlook.
Is your business ready to process new maternity and paternity rates?
With so many changes hitting businesses in April, it is difficult to keep track of them all.