Business news
Government borrowing shrinks in July 2021
Borrowing is second highest on record for that month.Repaid VAT triggers spike in tax receipts
HMRC warns against comparing recent annual tax receipts.Inflation slows more sharply than forecast
Year to July 2021 inflation rate hovers above 2% target.Unincorporated businesses could face higher tax bills
Consultation aims to align the way self-employed and others are taxed.Could NICs rates be about to change for 2022/23?
Reports suggest the Government might be about to break a manifesto pledge.Govt. considers raising NICs for 2022/23
National Insurance rates could rise 1% from April.Inheritance tax receipts bounce back
33% more taxpayers hit by IHT charges.UK house prices fall by 0.3%
House prices drop for the first time in 2021.UK economy grows as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Hospitality and retail bounce back in Q2 2021.Startups outstrip business closures in 2021
Business start-ups in 2021 up by 22% from previous year.
In the 11th and 12th centuries half a million pilgrims a year travelled on foot from all over Europe to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. In September 1992 Patrick Shanahan retraced their steps, recording his 500 mile journey in a series of photographs, some of which are reproduced on this website.