Government Announcements

The grant scheme designed to reduce the risks of flooding has opened for applications, the Government has announced.

Business investment in 'intangible' assets, such as intellectual property, increased by more than 10 per cent to £137.5 billion from 2009 to 2011, according to Government figures.

The Government is introducing new measures to support small businesses, Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock has announced.

Retail sales, by quantity, were 3.7 per cent higher in February 2014 than they were in February 2013, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The first stage of the pension reforms announced in the 2014 Budget has come into effect.

The inheritance tax threshold should be raised above its current £325,000 limit for individuals, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

The new enterprise zone in Coleraine, announced by Chancellor George Osborne during the 2014 Budget, will be "another tool to lever economic growth", Northern Ireland Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has said.

Chancellor George Osborne delivered his 2014 Budget statement on 19 March 2014. Here is a round-up of reaction from industry bodies.

Ahead of the Chancellor's 2014 Budget statement this afternoon, here's a summary of measures and policies that the UK's leading business groups are calling for.

The Government has extended its Help to Buy equity loan scheme by four years, the Chancellor George Osborne has announced.