Dermot Finch: Rather than whinge about London getting preferential treatment, UK regions should follow the example of Crossrail's investment in infrastructure
Treasury understood to be considering the introduction of tax relief of up to £100,000 for people who sell their businesses when they retire. By Graeme Wearden.
Conservative MPs will vote against part of the upcoming finance bill if it includes controversial changes to the capital gains tax (CGT), detailed in last week's pre-budget report, the shadow chancellor George Osborne said yesterday
Measure will stifle enterprise, business leaders tell ministers
Business leaders yesterday called for the government to reverse an 80% tax rise on investors in small companies after they claimed that measures in the pre-budget report could spell the end for Britain's entrepreneurial culture.