Business News 8th May 2017   French election Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union. With

Business News – 5th May 2017 Retail Acquisitions heading for liquidation The former owner of collapsed BHS, Retail Acquisitions, is to be liquidated, with a judgment expected to be formally handed down in the next few days. The collapse of

Business News – 4th May 2017 Labour could halve IHT threshold Labour has indicated that it will lower the IHT threshold from £850,000 to £425,000. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell pledged to scrap a series of tax giveaways introduced by the

Business News – 28th April 2017 UK economy slows The UK economy grew by just 0.3% at the start of the year, the slowest growth rate since the first three months of 2016, according to official figures. The Office for

Business News – 27th April 2017. State Pensions UK should scrap state pension for the rich, says OECD. Taking benefits from top 5-10% would free cash for poor, senior director argues Theresa May should drop the state pension ‘triple lock’.