Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith takes 27% stake in economist group
A significant ownership shift has taken place at The Economist Group after Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith agreed to acquire a 26.9 per cent stake from...
Small business commissioner appoints new advisory board members amid push on late payments
The Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC) has appointed two new advisory board members as it steps up efforts to tackle the UK’s persistent...
Tribunal ruling could cut public EV charging VAT to 5%, raising prospect of cheaper charging
A landmark tribunal ruling that public electric vehicle (EV) charging should be subject to a reduced 5% VAT rate rather than the standard 20% has...
Bentley to cut 275 jobs as profits slump amid global headwinds
Bentley is to cut 275 jobs as the luxury carmaker grapples with a sharp decline in profits and mounting pressure from a weakening global market,...
EU will ‘inevitably beg for more Russian gas’ – Putin envoy
Gas prices in the region will surge 100% more than previously projected, Kirill Dmitriev has said Gas prices across the EU are set to rise...
HMRC interest ‘double standards’ branded unfair as taxpayers face higher charges than rebates
HM Revenue & Customs has come under fresh criticism over what tax experts describe as a “deeply unfair” imbalance between the interest it charges taxpayers...