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The news section on Small Business UK allows you to keep up to date with the latest news, economic trends and regulatory developments affecting new and established UK small businesses.

Banking giant suggests 5% working from home tax for businesses

As part of its latest Konzept edition, Deutsche Bank has suggested introducing a 5 per cent tax on employees working from home

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Business Technology

Call for digital adoption fund to boost small business productivity

Tech start-ups call for a Singapore-style fund to help small businesses cover the cost of upgrading digital solutions, boosting the UK’s woeful productivity

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Sunak extends furlough to whole of UK until March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the furlough scheme is being extended until March for businesses in all parts of the UK

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Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) to be doubled for November

Following the announcement of a second lockdown, Rishi Sunak has doubled the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) back to 80% for November.

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Government extends business furlough scheme until December at 80%

Small businesses will also be eligible for grants of up to £3,000 per month per premises plus targeted local authority grants

Government Grants

Government positive about small business Brexit transition voucher

Michael Gove says Brexit transition voucher idea will be looked into and requires ‘intense discussions’

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£40m funding for hospitality firms in Scotland – what we know so far

A new £40m funding package for hospitality and other businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions in Scotland launches today (October 20th)

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NatWest and ITV launch £150,000 TV ad prize for small businesses

NatWest and ITV have teamed up to offer three small businesses a chance to win their own £150,000 TV advert

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£40m funding for hospitality firms in Scotland – what we know so far

A new £40m funding package for hospitality and other businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions in Scotland launches today (October 20th)

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NatWest and ITV launch £150,000 TV ad prize for small businesses

NatWest and ITV have teamed up to offer three small businesses a chance to win their own £150,000 TV advert

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MPs to fight Sunak over move to hike national insurance for self-employed

Tory backbenchers decry plans to hike self-employed national insurance from 9 per cent to 12 per cent

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Large firms should each have one person to deal with late payments – FSB

The worsening problem of late payments is a central talking point at the Conservative Party's virtual conference

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Businesses could be facing fines for paying their suppliers late

The Small Business Commissioner may be getting more powers, such as issuing fines to firms who don't pay their suppliers on time

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Nearly two thirds of Bounce Back Loans could go bad, says government

Business department says up to 60 per cent of emergency Bounce Back Loans may never be repaid

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