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Scotland sees over 38,000 new startups in 2023
Significant growth in entrepreneurship outpaces 2022.HMRC announces mandatory payrolling of benefits-in-kind
Rules will apply from April 2026.UK inflation rises by 0.1%
CPI increases for first time since February 2023.Thousands choose payment plans as tax deadline approaches
HMRC offers payment plan for self-assessment customers.HMRC enforces tighter rules on side hustles
Online platforms must share seller data.NI cut boosts millions of taxpayers
More than 27m to benefit from reduction.FSB proposes vital VAT reforms
VAT threshold increase could boost growth for small businesses.UK economy sees upturn in November
Monthly GDP grows by 0.3%.UK labour market remains under pressure
76% of businesses attempting to recruit faced difficulties.Firms urged to fortify supply chains
Businesses face significant risks from disruptions.
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.