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Chart of the week: quarterly public sector finances
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- 06 Feb 2026
This week’s chart looks at how the government is relying on a strong inflow from self-assessment and employee bonuses to meet its revised fiscal targets for the financial year to March 2026.
Prepare for 2026/27: Employers
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- 03 Feb 2026
In the first of a series of articles looking ahead to 2026/27, the Tax Faculty highlights five changes affecting employers from April 2026 including new rules for supply chains and increases in the national minimum wage (NMW).
Winners and losers from capital allowances changes
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- 02 Feb 2026
The new 40% first year allowance (FYA) may benefit some businesses, including those in the leasing sector. However, more businesses could lose out because of the cut in the main rate of the writing down allowance (WDA).
Chart of the week: global stock markets
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- 30 Jan 2026
Our chart looks at how the top 10 stocks from nine companies made up more than a fifth of global stock market values on 31 December 2025.
Member Insights: a less than confident start
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- 29 Jan 2026
Business confidence remains low in the first month of 2026, with businesses expressing a number of economic concerns.
Global natural capital accounting standard: Why it matters for finance professionals
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- 29 Jan 2026
The first global standard for natural capital accounting recognises the role that nature plays in sustaining business value. Learn more about ISO 14054 and its application.
Influencing policy to support you: January 2026
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- 29 Jan 2026
At the start of 2026, ICAEW has been working with policymakers to find solutions to the potential impact of the Finance Bill on tax advisers, sharing the latest results of the business confidence monitor and informing debate on the Pension Schemes Bill.
Do data privacy concerns set the tone for cyber security in 2026?
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- 29 Jan 2026
We’re only a month into 2026 but already cyber and data privacy have been making headlines. With the spotlight on xAI’s Grok this month, you may have missed some other significant stories.
Additional business rates support announced for pubs
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- 28 Jan 2026
The government estimates that the average pub in England will save £1,650 in business rates in 2026-27 as a result of measures announced on 27 January 2026.
Economic update: why the UK economy is sending red herring signals
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- 28 Jan 2026
The UK economy has grown but business confidence continues to weaken and inflation has risen. Suren Thiru, ICAEW’s Director, Economies, discusses the implications, what you need to know about current economic conditions and key points to watch.
Business confidence takes a tumble in Wales
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- 28 Jan 2026
Welsh business confidence fell into negative territory in the fourth quarter of 2025, following the UK-wide slump in growth and confidence.
Scottish business confidence low, forecasts weak
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- 28 Jan 2026
Mirroring the rest of the country, business confidence in Scotland has dropped to its lowest level since 2022, with ongoing uncertainty and low economic growth, a survey of business leaders has found.
Not much happens in December’s public finances
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- 26 Jan 2026
The monthly deficit for December was in line with budget for the first time this financial year, while revisions to previous months reduced the year-to-date budget overrun by £3bn to £13bn.
Chart of the week: Australian Government balance sheet
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- 23 Jan 2026
Our chart marks Australia Day by looking at the federal government balance sheet over the last decade.
Government invests in tech sectors, but businesses need certainty too
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- 21 Jan 2026
The government has announced investments of more than £300m in key technology sectors to boost growth, but businesses also need more certainty and less complexity.
Chart of the week: A peak in the civil service?
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- 16 Jan 2026
Our chart looks at civil service numbers given that restructuring is in the air in Whitehall. Will the government really be able to deliver on its plans to cut administration costs and civil service headcount over the coming three years?
Scottish Budget makes changes to income tax thresholds
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- 14 Jan 2026
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty highlights some of the key announcements from the Scottish Budget, including changes to the income bands for the starter, basic and intermediate rates of Scottish income tax and a package of non-domestic (business) rates reliefs.
Tax worries pull business confidence further into negative territory
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- 14 Jan 2026
Tax concerns hit a five-year high as business confidence continues to fall, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM).
Tax changes require new approach to corporate reconstructions
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- 12 Jan 2026
Nick Wright of Jerroms Miller Specialist Tax warns of “a decisive shift in the tax treatment of corporate reconstructions” following the Budget changes to the tax rules for share exchanges and reorganisations.
Chart of the week: Budget 2025 Fiscal Insight
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- 09 Jan 2026
Our chart this week returns to the scene of the Budget as we publish an in-depth analysis of its effect on the public finances and how it was ‘all about the headroom’.
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