COVID-19 NEWS

29th May 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments FSB calls for government to give company directors more support The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the government to supply company directors with additional support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The FSB has written a letter to Small Business

28th May 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Covid-19: property transactions slump by half The estimated number of residential property transactions in April was 53.4% lower than April 2019 and 46.1% lower than the previous month this year, as coronavirus restrictions brought the housing market to a halt, HMRC

27th May 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Covid-19: government spend tops £124bn The government has spent £124.3bn on programmes, initiatives and spending commitments in response to the pandemic, according to initial analysis from the National Audit Office (NAO) On 11 occasions there were ministerial directions related to the

22nd May 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Covid-19: £500m Future Fund launches The government’s £500m Future Fund is open for applications, a month after the scheme to invest in innovative start-ups to help them through the coronavirus outbreak was first outlined in response to claims that such companies

19th May 2020 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, COVID-19 NEWS No Comments Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Scheme to launch in May A new online service will launch on May 26 for small and medium sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees,the Government has announced today.