Jul 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
Applications for the first round of the Government's self-employed income support scheme (SEISS) close in little over a week. Self-employed people who have been impacted by COVID-19 have until 13 July 2020 to claim the first grant. As of 28 June 2020, around 2.6...
Jul 1, 2020 | Current Affairs
Most businesses in the UK expect their turnover to fall over the next 12 months, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). In its Q2 2020 economic survey, the BCC polled 7,706 businesses, most of which are reeling from the impacts of the coronavirus. Sales,...
Jun 30, 2020 | Current Affairs
The UK economy contracted by 2.2% between January and March 2020 - 0.2% higher than official estimates for the first quarter. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revised down its previous estimate of a 2% fall in GDP after the main economic sectors declined. Q1...
Jun 26, 2020 | Current Affairs
Sales of residential property in May decreased sharply compared to the same time last year, as the market was impacted by coronavirus lockdown restrictions. According to statistics from HMRC, 46,230 property transactions were completed in May – 52% lower than figures...
Jun 25, 2020 | Current Affairs
Almost a million UK businesses have secured emergency finance from government-backed schemes since the COVID-19 outbreak. Figures from the Treasury published on 23 June 2020 showed 972,278 firms each had a slice of more than £40 billion in one of three schemes. Over...
