Search: raise

From left to right; Anne Fairpo, immediate Past President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, presented 'The 'Tax Team of the Year Award 2015' to Gill Pryde and Sheena Anderson, Tax Partners at AAB. Aberdeen-based Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has retained the title of ‘Tax Team of the Y

Glasgow City Council has unveiled a programme of cuts to save £103 million over 2016/17 and 2017/18. The local authority governing Scotland’s largest city will have to trim 7 per cent from its budget in order to tackle “the unprecedented financial challenge of the next two years”.

Deirdre Michie The new boss of the UK's oil and gas body has issued a warning that the industry should prepare itself for $60 a barrel oil for the foreseeable future.

Figures published today show that 2,624,000 people in Scotland were in work between February and April, an increase of 53,000 compared to the same period in 2014 and 14,000 compared to the last quarter. The Labour Market Statistics published by the Office for National Statistics also show that Scotl

Warren Bader Beehive Brae, the Lanarkshire mead and honey beer producer has smashed its latest crowdfunding target.

Iain McMillan A new commission looking into taxation in Scotland has launched its call for evidence.

Over 3000 new Scots businesses started in Q1 Latest statistics published by the Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB) have revealed that 3,032 new business start-ups based in Scotland were registered during the first quarter of 2015

Colin Slater With Scotland’s biggest music festival set to kick off in under four weeks, a new PwC report reveals the growing popularity of music streaming and its impact on the UK music industry.

Carol Benzie The downturn in the North Sea oil and gas industry has left Aberdeen Airport trailing southern hubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

New figures for the three month period between March and May 2015 have revealed that the housing market in East Central Scotland is shifting in favour of the seller as fewer new homes are brought to sale compared with the same period last year. According to estate agents ESPC, while the data shows a

The SNP has called for an amendment to the Scotland Bill that will allow the Scottish Parliament to introduce full fiscal autonomy. The submission was made by Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP’s 56-strong contingent of Westminster MPs, who said the move had been taken because the proposals fo

UK trade deficit down to £1.2bn Official new data has revealed that the UK’s trade gap fell to £1.2 billion in April from the £3.1bn recorded in March.

Private sector activity in Scotland continued to strengthen during May, growing for a second month in a row and at the fastest pace since December, according to the Bank of Scotland’s latest Purchasing Managers Index. Growth was, however, centred on the service sector as operating conditions in ma

Neil McGill Scotland’s fast growth companies are missing out on higher profile, greater credibility - and a valuable source of funding by not considering the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), according to accountants BDO.

Liz Cameron UK interest rates have been held at 0.5 per cent again by the Bank of England, a decision that has been welcomed by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.