Posted on July 18, 2008 by ToryWriter
Northern Ireland, England and Wales are today being hit by an ill-judged strike which is crippling local services.
The members of the Unite union say a 2.45% pay increase is impossible to accept as it falls below current inflation. While this may be the case, the decision to strike does local council workers, and the general [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2008 by ToryWriter
The Chancellor has today announced that the proposed 2p increase in fuel duty is to be postponed yet again.
This news comes as no surprise. With pressure increasing on the Prime Minister to do something constructive to help families and businesses in the UK, the idea that a further tax increase could be applied in the autumn [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Editor
The Conservative Party in Northern Ireland is delighted to announce our first Conservative Business Relations event which will be held in Belfast on Thursday, March 6th.
The event will be designed to answer: What does the business community in Northern Ireland want from the next Conservative government?
This will be the first in a series of events that [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2007 by Editor
The key business lobby groups today united against the government’s plans to introduce a flat-rate capital gains tax.
According to the BBC web site, “the CBI, Institute of Directors, British Chambers of Commerce and Federation of Small Businesses said they were “deeply concerned” about the proposals and were seeking a meeting with Mr Darling to put forward [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2007 by Editor
Local Conservatives have welcomed George Osborne’s commitment to lowering taxes on small businesses. Neil Johnston said, “As the Director of a small business I have seen how Labour has ratched up taxes on business here and across the UK in recent years and I very much welcome the Conservatives’ commitment to reversing them.”
George Osborne has [...]
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