R&D Tax Credits; Proposals to Tackle Late Payment; and Business and Investment Confidence

Business Finance Bulletin

Opening this latest Bulletin, we review the annual National Statistics Office report detailing how many businesses have claimed R&D Tax Credits and how much they have received. If you have changed or improved the way you do business are you taking advantage of this scheme? Tackling late payment is a problem that never seems to go way. The Small Business Commissioner office is proposing additions to its powers which will allow them to take tougher actions against late payers. To wrap up, we look at levels of business confidence and how the appetite to invest in new plant, machinery and equipment remains low.