Chancellor cuts business rates for more small businesses and limits rise in minimum wage for younger workersBudget 2026: key points at a glance“It is like letting the tyres down and then handing you a pump,” says James Nye, assessing the relief handed to businesses in John Healey’s first budget as chancellor.The managing director of Norfolk’s Anglian Country Inns argues that the budget made a “couple of steps towards helping” but added more labour costs for already burdened companies. Continue reading...
Chancellor cuts business rates for more small businesses and limits rise in minimum wage for younger workers
“It is like letting the tyres down and then handing you a pump,” says James Nye, assessing the relief handed to businesses in John Healey’s first budget as chancellor.
The managing director of Norfolk’s Anglian Country Inns argues that the budget made a “couple of steps towards helping” but added more labour costs for already burdened companies.
Continue reading...
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