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Government stealth tax on small businesses discovered by FSB - Thu, 4 Mar 2010
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has discovered that the flat rate VAT charged by HMRC to the smallest of businesses has risen to a higher level and the FSB has urged the Government to review the issue in its Budget submission to the Chancellor this week.

Small businesses fail to grow because of complex tax rules - Mon, 1 Mar 2010
Research carried out by the FSB and ICM of over 1,600 small businesses showed that 75 per cent of small businesses believe that they would be able to grow their business if the UK tax system was simplified.

Business organisations urge small firms to say no to the National Insurance rise - Mon, 1 Mar 2010
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has joined forces with other business and employment organisations to call on small firms to sign a petition urging the Government to freeze National Insurance.

John Sergeant to tango with an all-party Question Time panel - Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Small businesses will fire questions at former political journalist John Sergeant as he chairs a panel of political speakers in a Question Time debate, at the Federation of Small Businesses' Annual Conference in March.

One in seven staff in small firms could not get to work due to heavy snow falls this winter - Mon, 22 Feb 2010
One in seven members of staff failed to make it into work during the heavy snow and severe weather earlier this year, results from the FSB-ICM ‘Voice of Small Business' survey panel show.

FSB: Concern over ‘Pre-Pack' impact - Sat, 20 Feb 2010
Pre-packaged administrations: effective way of saving jobs and businesses? Or corrosive means of disreputable companies and insolvency practitioners to profit at the expense of other business owners?

UK tax regime must change, FSB warns, as unemployment figures due to rise - Tue, 16 Feb 2010
More than half of small businesses surveyed by the FSB-ICM January survey panel say UK taxes have prevented them from taking on more staff, as employment statistics due tomorrow are expected to show a rise in unemployment.

All party line-up of speakers to appear at FSB Annual Conference - Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Small businesses will be hearing from a cross party line-up at the FSB's Annual Conference this year, just before the country goes to the polls.

One in three payments from the public sector are still being made late, FSB-ICM report shows - Mon, 1 Feb 2010
Government and its agencies are still paying small businesses late despite making commitments over a year ago to pay within 10 days, the FSB-ICM ‘Voice of Small Business' Annual Survey report shows.

FSB calls for major conference to better prepare the country for snow - Wed, 13 Jan 2010
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling the Government to hold a national conference to review its contingency planning after weeks of snow and icy weather brought the UK to a standstill.

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