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    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
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      Sunak promises support for households in cost of living crisis

      Allies of former UK chancellor step up attacks on Tory leadership rival Liz Truss

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      UK property taxation
      UK companies face ‘iceberg’ of business rates next year

      Industry groups call on government to intervene before increase linked to inflation sinks companies

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
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      UK plc is cutting ties to China, says CBI boss

      New alliances will be needed in post-Brexit Europe to offset souring trading links with Beijing, warns Tony Danker

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      UK business & economy
      New CBI president warns over tough two years of economic crisis

      Brian McBride says living standards will be set back by two years as businesses grapple with inflationary pressures

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      Business hopes for UK government action are at rock bottom

      Endless consultations leave the CBI having to plead for even modest policy changes from Downing Street

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
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      Sunak pledges targeted tax cuts for UK business in autumn Budget

      Chancellor’s promise to CBI designed to boost investment ahead of sharp rise in corporation tax next year

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
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      Businesses attack UK chancellor over ‘sticking plaster’ support as costs soar

      Executives and lobby groups had hoped for immediate tax cuts and energy allowances

    • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK business groups call for tax breaks ahead of spring statement

      CBI warns that without ‘serious action’ the economy risks drifting towards low growth

    • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
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      Government risks trivialising the opportunities that lie ahead for the UK now it has left the EU

    • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
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      UK faces low-growth, high-tax future, warns CBI boss

      Ministers told that planned sharp rise in corporation tax will hit businesses just as they are looking to invest

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
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      UK businesses report doubling of staff absences as Omicron cases surge

      Disruption is more likely to raise costs than halt production, surveys indicate

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
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      Conservatives express concern over policy missteps by UK prime minister

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
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      Johnson urges UK return to office for ‘evolutionary reasons’

      Prime minister tries to mend bridges with business in sprawling speech where he referenced Peppa Pig and lost his notes

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      UK business & economy
      CBI launches push into regions to help reverse decades of ‘benign neglect’

      UK’s largest employer group ready to work with government to implement levelling up agenda

    • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
      The Week Ahead
      Countdown to Thanksgiving, Black Friday frenzy and sober reflections

      The holiday season kicks off with data on consumer confidence and hope for those in retail and hospitality

    • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
      UK Budget
      UK manufacturing lobby knocks ‘piecemeal’ approach to investment

      MakeUK calls for longer-term commitment after increase to £1m allowance extended for 15 months

    • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
      UK business & economy
      Reform UK business rates or risk more shop closures, say trade groups

      Ministers urged to overhaul ‘outdated and outmoded’ regime or face losing investment

    • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
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      UK businesses warn of ‘autumn storm’ of shortages, costs and taxes

      Groups report sharp fall in confidence since the summer amid mindset shift ‘from growing to coping’

    • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
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      CBI head warns Sunak of further backlash over corporate tax rises

      Tony Danker voices concern over lack of detail on economic choices and the threat to investment

    • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
      UK employment
      UK faces 2 years of labour shortages, CBI warns

      Officials have told businesses they should use British workers rather than expect rules to change

    • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
      UK business & economy
      Companies sound alarm on Christmas supply disruption

      Business leaders urge UK government to take steps to help remedy worker shortages

    • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
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      Business leaders demand fix to England’s ‘pingdemic’

      Ministers urged to solve problem of labour shortages from thousands of workers having to self-isolate

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      Employers want ‘test and release’ system to help reduce staff shortages

    • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
      UK Inequality
      UK ethnic pay gap needs mandatory reporting, say business and unions

      Compulsory disclosure is ‘obvious first step’ towards greater racial equality at work

    • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
      UK business & economy
      UK output to hit pre-pandemic level a year earlier than forecast

      CBI says consumer spending will be ‘linchpin of recovery’ driving 70% of growth in 2022

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