Responding to today’s announcement that the Bank of England has raised interest rates by a higher than expected 0.5% to 5%, the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Scotland Policy Chair Andrew McRae said:
Fuel tax is due to increase by 23%, 12p a litre, in April, but FSB research shows that this could have big consequences for small firms
Following news that the economy shrank in December, FSB is calling for grants allocated to small firms to be handed out as rapidly as possible, and for the coming jobs tax hike to be cancelled
With a month to go until the jobs tax hike is brought in, FSB is calling for relief for small employers in the forthcoming Spring Statement
FSB welcomes reversal of April’s National Insurance and Dividend Taxes
The cost of doing business crisis still has a grip on the small business community, as prices for many key inputs, from energy to components and raw materials, remain far above where they were a year ago
Relief for employees and sole traders is helpful, but businesses still face a higher tax burden than in March, at a time when other costs are spiralling
Responding to today’s mini-budget, Andrew McRae, Scotland Policy Chair for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said:
FSB NI responds to the Chancellor's mini-budget statement
The First Minister has today announced that the bulk of the remaining covid restrictions are to be lifted, but face covering rules are to remain for the moment.
