£36.9 Billion Paid Out In Bonuses

£36.9 Billion Paid Out In Bonuses

Total bonus payments received across the whole economy during the financial year April 2012 to March 2013 were £36.9 billion, an increase of 1% compared with the same period in 2011/12. This equates to an average of around £1,400 per employee. Of the £36.9 billion...
Rising Exports Brighten Outlook

Rising Exports Brighten Outlook

The UK’s trade deficit contracted in June to stand at £1.5 billion, compared to £2.6 billion in May, according to data released this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). An £8.1bn deficit in goods was largely offset by a £6.5 billion surplus in...
Kebony Wins 2013 Enterprise Award

Kebony Wins 2013 Enterprise Award

Kebony AS, the innovative company offering sustainable alternatives to tropical hardwoods, has won the 2013 Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Award for small and medium enterprises. The Ethical Corporation awards recognise and celebrate the success of the...
Scheme For Investors In West Bromwich

Scheme For Investors In West Bromwich

Leading housebuilder David Wilson Mercia is offering investors in West Bromwich the chance to earn a six per cent annual return through an innovative buy-to-let initiative. David Wilson Mercia’s show home sale and leaseback scheme allows investors to purchase a...
Osborne Must Resist New Wealth Tax Temptation

Osborne Must Resist New Wealth Tax Temptation

Despite growing fears of a triple-dip recession, Chancellor George Osborne must resist pressure from his Liberal Democrat coalition partners to introduce a new wealth tax in his 20th March budget, as it could “deter much-needed new foreign wealth from entering...