Coronavirus
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Mar- 2021 -23 March
Half of CEOs don’t expect return to ‘normal’ in 2021, KPMG finds
Around half of global CEOs do not expect a return to “normal” in 2021, according to a new survey carried…
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16 March
ONS predicts 40% BBL & CBIL default rate
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has predicted that there will be a default rate of 40.4% on bounce back…
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3 March
Sunak to extend furlough scheme until September
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to extend the furlough scheme until September as part of his March Budget which will…
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1 March
Chancellor to unveil £5bn support package
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to offer over 700,000 retail, hospitality and other businesses grants of up to £18,000 as…
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Feb- 2021 -24 February
Chancellor expected to extend furlough until May
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a further extension to the government’s furlough scheme until May in his Budget…
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22 February
PM outlines ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown
Prime minister Boris Johnson has set out his four-step “roadmap” to guide the nation out of lockdown “cautiously but irreversibly”,…
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18 February
Finance teams hit by skills gap and heavy workloads, report finds
Skills shortages and excessive workloads are increasingly “weighing on the minds” of finance professionals amid the pandemic, according to new…
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16 February
CJRS calculator error forces small businesses to re-evaluate
The Accountancy Partnership has urged small businesses to recalculate furlough claims for January 2021, following a coding error being found…
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8 February
Three in 10 SMEs could be forced to shut if lockdown is extended
At least three in 10 (30%) SMEs will be forced to close for good by the end of the year…
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8 February
UK firms will have borrowed £60bn by end of year, EY predicts
UK firms will have borrowed over £60bn by the end of the year, having borrowed £35.5bn last year, with a…
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