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Chart of the week: Public finances per capita
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- 17 Jan 2025
Our chart this week divides some very big numbers for the public finances by an estimated 69.2m people living in the UK to highlight how UK public spending is now in excess of £1,500 per person per month.
Parliamentary committee urges clarification on local audit overhaul
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- 16 Jan 2025
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee welcomes steps to fix broken local audit system, but urges clarification on the remit of the proposed Local Audit Office.
Tackle audit reform and boost growth, says ICAEW CEO
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- 16 Jan 2025
Seven years on from the collapse of Carillion, Alan Vallance is urging the government to ‘close the chapter’ on audit and corporate governance reforms and finalise legislation this year to support the sector and deliver economic growth.
Budget drives dramatic drop in business confidence
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- 15 Jan 2025
Confidence across all UK business sectors has plunged, according to ICAEW analysis, as concerns over last year’s Budget tax measures weigh heavily on the economy.
UK government launches plan to ramp up AI growth
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- 14 Jan 2025
With its AI Opportunities Action Plan, the government intends to boost economic growth with enhanced AI adoption.
FRC outlines priorities for economic growth in 2025
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- 14 Jan 2025
The Financial Reporting Council has sent a letter to Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds on what it has been doing to fulfil its remit during 2024 and its plans for 2025.
ICAEW and CICPA renew ties at Beijing event
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- 13 Jan 2025
ICAEW and the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants have pledged to explore further exam exemptions as part of the UK Chancellor's efforts to reset economic relations with China.
Chart of the week: Defence spending battle lines
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- 10 Jan 2025
Our chart this week takes a dive into the £53.9bn Ministry of Defence expenditure in 2023/24 ahead of what is likely to be a charged debate about defence spending in the coming year.
The SME view: ‘VAT is complicated, even for accountants’
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- 09 Jan 2025
The co-founder of a fast-growing business – and ICAEW member – outlines why VAT could be made much easier for the nation’s entrepreneurs.
Supporting our public sector finance professionals
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- 08 Jan 2025
Are you in need of extra support or advice on an issue you’re dealing with in your public sector-facing role? ICAEW and CIPFA offer a wide range of support to members working in or advising the public sector.
The SME view: ‘VAT needs to be an asset to the UK economy’
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- 08 Jan 2025
The founder of a tech company and ICAEW member explains how VAT reform could make a difference for growing businesses in this country.
2025: a pivotal year for growth, skills and trust
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- 06 Jan 2025
The world leaves 2024 in a very different political and economical state than it started in. Accountants have a critical role to play in navigating this landscape, but they must embrace change, says ICAEW CEO Alan Vallance.
Economic update: five key trends for 2025
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- 02 Jan 2025
Following a disappointing end to 2024, UK’s economic prospects could become brighter this year, despite notable domestic and global challenges. ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications.
Public finances stabilise as economic indicators flash amber
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- 23 Dec 2024
The lowest November monthly deficit in three years suggests public finances are stabilising, even as concerns increase around the economic and fiscal outlook for 2025.
Chart of the week: Commonwealth of Australia balance sheet
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- 20 Dec 2024
Our chart this week heads down under for some warmer weather and to take a look at the Australian federal government balance sheet in its recently published consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Member insights: December 2024
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- 18 Dec 2024
As members continue to digest announcements made in the Autumn Budget, it’s the rise in Employers’ National Insurance that dominates the agenda. But despite challenges, businesses remain cautiously upbeat for 2025.
Technical round-up: December 2024
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- 18 Dec 2024
This month’s top stories feature issues with HMRC’s customer service performance raised by ICAEW; the Scottish and Welsh Budgets; and a range of articles on why the UK must reform VAT.
ICAEW fears offshoring risk if apprenticeship funding axed
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- 18 Dec 2024
The Institute warns that new highly-skilled UK jobs are at risk of being outsourced overseas if government reforms to Level 7 apprenticeship funding go ahead.
ICAEW comments on Finance Bill 2024-25
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- 16 Dec 2024
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty monitors the progress of Finance Bill 2024-25 and sets out its concerns regarding some aspects of the legislation, including the impact of the mid-year changes to rates of capital gains tax (CGT) on tax returns.
Economic insight paints mixed picture of South-East Asia
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- 13 Dec 2024
From China’s slowing growth to Malaysia and Singapore’s electronics-driven resilience – a new ICAEW report analyses how South-East Asia’s economies are shaping up for 2025.
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