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		<title>Prisk Overhauls Support and Finance for Small Firms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Francis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise Finance Guarantee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small business minister, Mark Prisk has set out his plans to revolutionise the support systems for entrepreneurs in the UK.]]></description>
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		<title>Brown’s Pledge on Foreign Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Francis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we await the manifestoes from the UK’s main political parties in the run up to the general election, Gordon Brown has confirmed his belief that the gap in the UK skills set should be filled by focusing on links between training the UK workforce and the points based system.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Willows</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The country is waiting patiently for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to deliver his Budget Report on Wednesday 24th March, particularly in light of its proximity to the expected general election in the coming months. However, contractors who are hoping for to benefit from in this Budget will probably be left disappointed. IR35 has long been a contentious issue but despite the oppositions pledge to overhaul the taxation system to make it fairer for all, it is unlikely that Alistair Darling is set to follow suit. In fact, in terms of taxation, it would appear that the only changes in the imminent Budget will be a delay in the planned rise in Corporation Tax for small businesses. Contractor groups have been lobbying on the issues relating to IR35 and compliance for some time now but, as yet, these campaigns have failed to effect change.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Date Increases General Election Speculation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Hamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has confirmed that 'Britain's Budget for 2010' will be delivered on 24th March which means that he now has less than two weeks preparation for what may or may not be his last budget, given the looming general election.]]></description>
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