Hampshire business seems to have benefited from ‘phoenixism’, which costs the taxpayer about £800m a yearA UK recruitment business has been acquired out of administration for a third time in four years as part of a succession of...
Read MoreDeclaration in 2023 that led to spending cuts was based on underestimation of reserves of more than £1bn, shows fresh analysisUK politics live – latest updatesBirmingham city council was “likely never bankrupt” and the decision...
Read MoreHigh critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisisDavid Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a...
Read MoreAccountants’ institute says first quarter of 2025 was ‘harrowing’ for companies amid tax rises and US tariffsUK business confidence has fallen to the lowest level for more than two years amid growing concern over tax rises and...
Read MoreBlow to Labour growth hopes as poll finds demand for staff falling at ‘sharp and accelerated pace’, particularly in permanent rolesThe number of job vacancies in November fell at the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic,...
Read MoreNew figures reveal the public sector paid out at least 60% more to consultancies than it did before the pandemicPrivate consultants were paid a “scandalous” £3.4bn by public bodies last year, new figures reveal.The statistics,...
Read MoreNew figures reveal that public bodies paid out at least 60% more to consultancies in 2023-24 than it did pre-pandemicPrivate consultants were paid a “scandalous” £3.4bn by public bodies last year, new figures reveal.The...
Read MoreRevealed: Wealthy being pitched offshore products said to shelter fortunes from inheritance tax and capital gains taxThe super-rich are being advised how to use a loophole in pensions investments to shelter their wealth from...
Read MoreLeaked files raise questions over timing of deal as government of Cyprus reveals ‘ongoing’ criminal investigationOne of the world’s biggest accountancy firms helped Russia’s “richest” oligarch...
Read MoreAndrea Jenkyns and Michael Fabricant also among 12 MPs who used parliamentary expenses for help with tax returnsThe shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn were among 12 MPs who used...
Read MoreAccountancy firm warns of stalled economic recovery without EU trade agreementFailure to strike a post-Brexit trade deal would cut the UK’s economic growth rate by more than half next year, delaying a full recovery from...
Read MoreExclusive: Home Office biggest spender as department deals with preparations to leave EUThe scale of the government’s reliance on management consultants has been laid bare as analysis shows that spending with eight top...
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