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British businesses are getting more financing to help them expand and create new jobs thanks to the Bank Referral Scheme, new figures show today.

The Wealth Tax Commission has urged the UK Government to launch a one-off wealth tax on millionaire households to raise up to £260 billion to help the country recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The commission is a group comprised of tax experts and economists brought together by

The UK will suspend European tariffs on American products in an attempt to persuade the USA to cut high duties on whisky.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it has entered discussions with the UK Government over Scottish Green proposals for a windfall tax on companies that have greatly increased profits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has called on the UK Government to prioritise public services and economic recovery through a fresh fiscal stimulus package of £98 billion, ahead of the Spending Review on Wednesday. This support, which is at least 5% of GDP, would be on par with the economic reco

Scotland's finance secretary Kate Forbes has said that the chancellor's Winter Economy Plan announced yesterday does not go far enough to protect jobs. While Ms Forbes welcomed some of the measures announced by the UK Government, she said that the details of the economic plan would not provide the s

The UK government borrowed £35.9 billion in August as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the public finances, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

Savers in their mid-40s and younger will have to wait a further two years to access their private pensions, it emerged last night. 

Trade minister Ivan McKee is calling for the UK Government to seek action to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in future free trade agreements with other countries. In a letter to UK Government’s trade minister Greg Hands, Mr McKee expressed concern that should this issue not be addressed

An aerospace centre of excellence will be built adjacent to RAF Lossiemouth, thanks to £21 million of funding, UK Government minister for Scotland, Iain Stewart, has announced.

The UK Government borrowed £62.1 billion in April, marking the highest monthly figure on record as it tried to navigate the country through the coronavirus crisis, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A new online service for small and medium sized employers to recover statutory sick pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees will launch on May 26, the UK Government has announced today. Announced in the March 11 Budget as part of a package of support measures for businesses affected by

The UK Government has extended the maximum loan size available through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) from £50 million to £200m. The move aims to ensure those large firms which do not qualify for the Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Faci

Small firms in the UK have received £8.4 billion through the UK Government's "bounce back" loans scheme since the loans were launched last week

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK Government's job retention scheme has been extended until October.  The scheme will ensure that workers who have been furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic are paid 80% of their monthly wages up to £2,500.