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Day: March 16, 2016

Digital Technology Awards

Scotland’s digital award entries up by half

Polly Purvis
  ScotlandIS, the trade association championing the digital technologies industry, has released the shortlist for the hotly-contested 2016 Digital Technology Awards. The awards, now in their sixth year, celebrate theRead More

Annual Reports Award

Gentoo shortlisted for TPAS Excellence Award

Gentoo logo
The annual TPAS Awards showcase the success stories of tenants, landlords and contractors who promote tenant involvement work. Gentoo has been shortlisted for a TPAS Excellence Award in the categoryRead More

Groundbreaking contract

Arrayjet secures £350,000 Beijing order

Arrayjet
Arrayjet, the Scottish diagnostic kit company, has secured a £350,000 order from Beijing-based life sciences company CapitalBio Technology. Arrayjet’s technology will assist further research into a range of medical conditions suchRead More

Budget 2016: Comment

Tax changes pose questions for Scottish government

PwC David Glen
While it will take a day or two for the full impact to be measured in Scotland due to devolution, this was a Budget that certainly showed we are livingRead More

Critics say it is a gimmick

Lifetime ISA to help young – but with sting in tail

The proposed lifetime Isa will prove attractive to younger savers despite a sting in the tail that could cause controversy in years to come. The announcement of the new IsaRead More

Budget 2016: Personal taxes

Tax cut for workers, though Scots may not benefit

Income tax own pic
Investors, the self-employed and middle income earners were the big winners from a raft of individual tax changes. The number of people paying higher rate tax has increased in recentRead More

Shares rise on Osborne’s Budget benefits

London Stock Exchange
Stocks rallied as they digested the Budget and jobs data. The FTSE 100 closed higher on broadly positive measures to help business. Housebuilding stocks rose after the Chancellor announced plans toRead More

Budget 2016: Driverless cars

Driverless car test is a bold move for the UK

Phil Harrold
The Chancellor has announced plans to pilot the UK’s first driverless car tests on A-roads and motorways from next year and the potential for this to accelerate the sector aheadRead More

Budget 2016: Insurance taxes

Cost of motoring and home protection rises

Insurance
The cost of car and home insurance is to rise again after the Government unveiled the second increase to insurance premium tax (IPT) in less than a year. The taxRead More

Budget Comment

ISA compromise may spell end of pensions

Jeff Salway 1
Anyone wondering what the new Lifetime Isa is really about need look no further than the numbers reeled off by the Chancellor early in his speech. Growth forecasts are down,Read More