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Local authorities urged to rethink parking
A business group has called on local authorities to "stop driving small businesses out of town centres" with their parking policies. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is set to take this...
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'Difficult period' as inflation remains high
Tough times are set to continue, the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has told a group of MPs. Mr King told the Treasury Select Committee that inflation - which stands at 4.4% -...
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'Let the smallest firms flourish', says business group
A campaign to put small business firmly on the Government agenda is gaining momentum, its organisers have claimed. The Forum of Private Business (FPB) launched the campaign - Think Smallest First...
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Physics experiment 'should inspire young'
British involvement in the Large Hadron Collider should spark interest in the next generation of scientists, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The enormous machine, a 27km...
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'Action needed' even as trade gap narrows
The UK's trade gap on goods and services narrowed last month, but business groups are still calling on the Government to take steps to avoid recession. The trade deficit is estimated to have...

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