UK aircraft carrier groups won't be operating to full extent until 2026
26 June 2020: NAO reports on challenges remaining to the Carrier Strike programme, including cost overruns since their last report in 2017.
Viewpoints on the news during June 2020
Opinions and news analysis, covering the worlds of business and accountancy.
Public debt exceeds 100% of GDP for first time since 1963
22 June 2020: The fiscal deficit of £103.7bn for April and May 2020 is over six times as large as the £16.7bn reported for the same period last year.
Europe doubles down on post-pandemic digital transition
17 June 2020: as the COVID-19 crisis accelerates structural, societal and economic changes, the EU looks to press ahead with plans for a dual green and digital transition, at the centre of the EU’s recent COVID-19 recovery plans.
Local audit market just isn't sustainable
11 June 2020: A recent ICAEW webinar, led by consultants Touchstone Renard, highlighted the major challenges confronting the local public sector audit market at a time when greater scrutiny is more important than ever.
ICAEW introduction to the law on dividends
1 June 2020: the law on dividend payments by companies has become a subject of some public interest. ICAEW welcomes this and has published a short introduction to the law.