Inflation remained unchanged in August with some lingering signs of persistent price pressures as the Bank of England considers its next move on interest rates. New figures from the Office …
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The tourist tax is so last week. Scrap it to boost the UK fashion industry
Visitor numbers to London are rising, yet the tourist tax continues to quash the benefits, writes New West End Company chief executive Dee Corsi As another London Fashion Week comes …
Not many tax rules deserve a birthday party – but the EIS is an exception
Over the last 30 years the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has provided £32bn of private investment into 56,000 businesses, says Christiana Stewart-Lockhart This year marks 30 years of the Enterprise …
Haldane is right – the Chancellor’s doom-mongering is dangerous
The stories we tell ourselves matter in economics, writes Paul Ormerod The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, often mentions her experience as an economist at the Bank of England. But she has …
The EU will strangle innovation in AI
EU regulatory overreach has gone from from a Brexiteer conspiracy theory and source of ridicule to something that EU leaders themselves acknowledge and are trying to address. But when it …
Fans: Ludicrous Premiership rugby ticket costs may price us out
Rugby fan groups have called on Premiership clubs not to price out supporters with “ludicrously high” tickets. Data collected by City A.M. on the eve of the new season reveals …
Cut beer duty by five per cent to create 12,000 jobs, pubs urge Chancellor
Cutting beer duty by five per cent could create up to 12,000 jobs, a beer and pub association has urged the Chancellor ahead of next month’s Budget. The brewery and …
The Notebook: Investors pile into ISAs ahead of touted capital gains tax raid
Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, it’s Myron Jobson, senior personal finance editor at Interactive Investor, with the Notebook pen CGT raid spooks investors ‘Keep calm …
The departure of the super rich is an early warning siren for the rest of us
Marcelo Goulart, managing partner at the Zurich-based wealth advisor First Alliance, has been so busy helping his clients leave the UK that he’s had no summer holiday. He tells City …
Scrapping inheritance tax break on AIM stocks risks ‘irrecoverable damage’, City warns
London’s AIM is under threat of “irrecoverable damage” if Labour scraps the inheritance tax relief on the junior market’s stocks, City analysts have warned. Rumours are swirling in the City …