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3/3 - FSB national chairman Mike Cherry said the UK risked “losing hundreds of thousands of great, ultimately viable small businesses this year, at huge cost to local communities and individual livelihoods”.
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1/3 - According to research conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses, more than 250,000 businesses are currently at risk of closure without further help from the government (cont...)
#COVID19#Covid19UK
2/2 - Mr Broadbent said GDP likely ended 2020 “around 10% lower than at the end of 2019 . . . the sharpest decline, through any calendar year, at least since 1920”.
He also believes the true #unemployment rate is closer to 6.5% than the official figure of 4.9%.
#COVID19
1/2 - The Bank of England has warned that the increase in #Covid cases along with the latest national lockdown will push the #economy back into #recession.
Ben Broadbent, deputy governor for monetary policy, said the UK is in the grip of a “double-dip recession” (cont...)
2/2 - There will also be a focus on “backing long-term growth and taking advantage of Brexit”, “levelling up” economic growth, encouraging investment and “growing the UK’s competitive advantage”.
#businesssecretary#economicgrowth#economicrecovery
1/2 - Kwasi Kwarteng, the new Business Secretary, has announced his five priorities to help the UK’s industries recover from the #coronaviruscrisis . He said he will prioritise “relentless business engagement” and will make clear that “this government backs business” (cont...)
2/2 - "But where a customer is unable to do so because of the impact of #COVID19 we will accept they have a reasonable excuse and cancel penalties, provided they manage to file as soon as possible after that.”
#governmentsupport#coronavirusimpact#coronavirussupport
1/2 - HMRC will not fine people who file their tax returns late if they have been adversely affected by the #coronavirus.
HMRC said: “We want to encourage as many people as possible to file on time even if they can’t pay their tax straight away (cont...)
1/3 - Research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) suggests that a record number of small businesses expect to shut this year unless the Government steps in with more help (cont...)
2/3 - The FSB has proposed a Directors Income Support Scheme which would pay grants of up to £7,500 to cover three months of lost trading profits to those who earn less than £50,000 a year (cont...)
3/3 -
- Nearly half IoD members think the commissioner should be allowed to issue binding monetary awards when mediating on disputes.
- One in three IoD members said that the commissioner should be able to compel the provision of evidence so that he can rule on complaints.
2/3 - The IoD has found that;
- Around two in five business have faced an increase in overdue commercial debts over the past year.
- Two in five IoD members want the government's small business commissioner to be allowed to oversee disputes between small businesses
(cont...)
2/2 - Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the cash injection “will help businesses to get through the months ahead – and crucially it will help sustain jobs, so workers can be ready to return when they are able to reopen.”
#COVID19#coronavirusuk#businesssupport#governmentsupport
1/2 - It has now been announced that #grants of between £4,000 and £9,000 will be offered to #SMEs forced to close due to the new #lockdown. These grants form part of a new £4.6bn support package. The scheme largely targets the #retail, #hospitality and #leisure industry (cont..)
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Government help for businesses during the #Covid19 crisis may have delayed the inevitable for thousands of firms – and could see a dramatic leap in company failures when the plug is pulled on support.
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4/4 - The general secretary of TUC said: “Without more support, jobs will be lost and businesses will close”.
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1/4 - Following the announcement yesterday that the country is to enter a new nationwide #lockdown, unions and business bodies are warning that it will result in further job losses and firms collapsing (cont...)
3/4 - The director general of British Chambers of Commerce said the new #lockdown is a “body blow” to firms who are “already in a precarious position, and now face a period of further hardship and difficulty” (cont...)