Business rates, SME late payments and net zero were among subjects tackled by Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy, Jonathan Reynolds MP, in an ICAEW-hosted business Q&A.
February fiscal deficit hits £17bn, while the cumulative deficit for 11 months of £132bn doesn’t include backdated public sector pay awards.
Jeremy Hunt limits his tax and spending ambitions in the Spring Budget to stay within a very tight fiscal rule.
Our chart this week is on the Chancellor’s tax and spending plans for the coming financial year commencing on 1 April 2023.
The Chancellor’s focus was fixed on business investment and growth after a better than expected OBR forecast. But much of the funding allocated for this is small fry.
Reuben Wales, ICAEW’s Head of Financial Services, explains how recent interest rate rises played their role in Silicon Valley Bank’s demise.
Call for evidence as House of Commons committee announces an inquiry into local government financial reporting and audit, following ICAEW’s campaign.
Ahead of the Spring Budget on 15 March, we take a look at how the official forecast for the 2022/23 fiscal deficit has fluctuated through successive forecasts.