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Call to cut business rates

Retailers and BCC call for decisive action on Budget and Brexit

David Lonsdale
David Lonsdale: ‘investment will be more critical’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Business groups are today calling for decisive action from the UK and Scottish governments on the Holyrood Budget andRead More

Growth forecasts downgraded

Chancellor urged to avoid ‘business as usual’ Budget

Adam Marshall
Adam Marshall: ‘Chancellor must incentivise business’ (pic: Terry Murden)   The Chancellor has been warned that the Autumn Budget cannot be a ’business as usual’ affair after new data saidRead More

Chambers questions Bank

Carney’s upbeat comments on economy ‘ill-judged’ says BCC

Mark Carney
Bank of England governor Mark Carney's upbeat comments on the UK economy have been termed 'ill-judged' after evidence emerged of sluggish growth across the country.

Progress 'on only two issues'

Business ‘at breaking point’ over Brexit says BCC

Adam Marshall
Businesses say the UK government has made only 'limited' progress on just two of 23 of the issues...

Forecasts downgraded

Trade war risk adds to need for ‘robust action’ says BCC

Adam Marshall
Slower consumer spending, business investment and trade has led the British Chambers of Commerce to

Chambers unite to urge speedy deal

German companies switch investment from UK

Liz Cameron
German companies are switching investment away from the UK in anticipation of costly Brexit trade barriers...

Chamber warns of economic impact

Business urges May to halt growing tax burden

Wireline industry
Theresa May will be told to reduce the tax burden on businesses or risk ..

Economy showing resilience

British Chambers raises UK growth forecast

Prince St retail shopping
Britain's economy continues to show a robust, if cautious, response to the Brexit speculation with the British Chambers of Commerce today upgrading its GDP growth forecast..

Firms shrug off Brexit vote

Chambers raises forecast on ‘business as usual’

Eu referendum
The British Chambers of Commerce has raised its forecast on economic growth because of a "business as usual" approach by UK companies following the Brexit vote...

Outrage over Director General's sacking

Chambers boss Longworth quits over EU views

John Longworth vid
British Chambers of Commerce leader John Longworth has been forced to resign over his views on Britain's membership of the European Union. READ MORE