by Henry Walker | Nov 2, 2022 | Business
The Plastic Packaging Tax came into effect in April this year, and if your business deals with any kind of plastic packaging in relation to your products, you may need to be registered for this. Anyone importing or manufacturing more than 10 tonnes of plastic... 
by Henry Walker | Nov 2, 2022 | Business, Finance
The UK’s GDP fell by 0.3% in August according to official figures, and if GDP falls for two quarters in a row, that is the definition of a recession. Experts at the EY ITEM Club predict the UK will be in recession for three quarters, which would take us up to the... 
by Henry Walker | Nov 2, 2022 | Business, Finance
The market volatility resulting from the ill-fated mini-Budget on September 23 has created real concern for investors. Most of the measures announced that day were reversed just weeks later, but the fallout has left markets in a state of turmoil. The FTSE 100 was at... 
by Henry Walker | Nov 2, 2022 | Business, Finance, HMRC, Tax
The majority of measures in former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget have been scrapped after new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tried to settle markets and politicians across the House of Commons with an Emergency Statement on October 17. Gone is the controversial plan...