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9th July 2008
Major net bug 'fixed'
A serious security flaw that could have put customers of commercial websites at serious risk of fraud has been fixed, according to software engineers. The weakness affects the Domain Name System...
8th July 2008
Recession 'looming', firms warn
The UK is at serious risk of a recession, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned. The BCC's Quarterly Economic Survey, which polled the opinion of nearly 5,000 UK firms, reveals that...
8th July 2008
Small firms welcome prospect of VAT relief
Small businesses have reacted enthusiastically to European proposals to allow lower VAT on locally supplied and labour-intensive services, potentially to a rate as low as 5%. Yesterday's...
7th July 2008
Butcher fined over low wages
The owners of a Sheffield butcher shop have been ordered to pay over £11,000 in compensation for failing to meet the minimum wage. David Jackson and his daughter Pauline Smout, of Jackson's...
7th July 2008
Fuel tax pressure grows
Business groups have repeated their call for the Government to scrap the forthcoming 2p increase in fuel duty, as the Tories propose a new tax system to compensate for fluctuating oil prices. ...
- 5th January 2009 Businesses urged to make redundancies 'last resort'
- 5th January 2009 'Cut interest rate to 1%' says business group
- 2nd January 2009 Gloomier forecast from business group
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