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 – 3rd May 2017 TAX Corbyn victory would bring £45bn of tax rises and debt, Tories say If Jeremy Corbyn wins the general election every taxpayer will face an extra £1,667 tax bill, the Conservatives will claim today

Business News – 2nd May 2017 TAX IFS: Tax lock not a good policy The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said election pledges to keep taxes locked were a bad idea and constrained economic management. IFS analysts said a government