Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, is to intervene on the debate about whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union in a speech tomorrow (October 21), which will coincide with the release of a report into how Britain’s membership of the European Union affects the Bank’s ability to manage the economy. Read More
As expectations of a £100bn boost to the economy from the building of Crossrail emerges, separate research suggests that the UK economy has been growing more strongly than previously thought. Read More
The Government should scrap “ineffective” carbon taxes and offer tax incentives to reduce emissions instead, according to manufacturing lobby group the EEF, which has recently produced a report in response to Chancellor George Osborne’s pledge to review energy taxes. Read More
The department of Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) has announced that it is creating a new role for a small business csar tasked with tackling “unfair” business practices, such as late payment of bills to small firms. Read More
The UK’s major accountancy firms are ahead of their peers elsewhere in the world when it comes to firm governance, the Financial Reporting Council has said. Read More