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 The government must double its spending on road infrastructure if it is serious about encouraging enterprise and competing economically with America and Asia.This is the verdict of Better Transport 2005, the new report by the FSB which underlines the small business sector’s dependency on road networks and also the need for adequate parking and reliable public transport. Better Transport 2005 – a report by the FSB
 Tuesday, December 14, 2004 (P2004/60) [133]
 The government must double its spending on road infrastructure if it is serious about encouraging enterprise and competing economically with America and Asia.This is the verdict of Better Transport 2005, the new report by the FSB which underlines the small business sector’s dependency on road networks and also the need for adequate parking and reliable public transport.

 Simon Sweetman, Vice-Chairman of the FSB’s taxation committee has made the following comments on today’s pre-budget report... Small business reaction to the Pre-Budget Report
 Thursday, December 2, 2004 (P2004/59) [632]
 Simon Sweetman, Vice-Chairman of the FSB’s taxation committee has made the following comments on today’s pre-budget report...

 As small businesses brace themselves for yet more increases in their utility bills, the FSB is warning regulators that continuous price hikes are damaging small businesses. Small firms feel the pinch of rising water bills
 Wednesday, December 1, 2004 (P2004/58) [317]
 As small businesses brace themselves for yet more increases in their utility bills, the FSB is warning regulators that continuous price hikes are damaging small businesses.

 Small businesses have reached saturation point in regard to the amount of employment law they can take on board, the FSB will warn MPs. “Halt the march of employment legislation”, FSB will tell MPs
 Monday, November 29, 2004 (P2004/57) [357]
 Small businesses have reached saturation point in regard to the amount of employment law they can take on board, the FSB will warn MPs.

 The FSB today published its submission to the Treasury which calls on Gordon Brown to grasp the opportunity presented by a major review of small business taxation – the details of which will be published at next week’s Pre Budget Report. Chancellor must grasp opportunity presented by major review of small business taxation (P2004/56)
 Reacting to the Queens Speech, the FSB applauded those government departments with a light legislative programme. FSB applauds departments with few bills to their name - small business reaction to Queen’s speech (P2004/55)
 Until recently Section 660a was an obscure piece of legislation, designed to stop people passing their income on to another person who pays tax at a lower rate. However, a test case has controversially ruled that this law must be rigidly and retrospectively enforced against husband and wife businesses. Section 660a settlements legislation: FSB advice for family firms (P2004/54)
 Public bodies must start to think small first when it comes to putting their services out to tender. Otherwise small businesses will continue to miss out on vital multi-billion pound markets, the FSB said today. An Action Plan… Small Business and Procurement (P2004/53)
 At the start of the first ever National Enterprise Week, the FSB is encouraging small firms to follow the lead of business champions by helping young people to fulfil their potential FSB urges small firms to help young people to make their mark (P/2004/52)
 Noel Chadwick Ltd, a family run butchers shop and fine food emporium from Standish, Wigan has won the coveted title of British Small Business Champion 2004. Family Firm is Crowned British Small Business Champion (P2004/51)
 The government’s determination to halt the growth of a compensation culture has been welcomed by the FSB. Compensation culture costs small businesses (P2004/50)
 With 40% of firms across England and Wales facing the prospect of substantial rates rises, the FSB is reminding small businesses that they may be entitled to some relief - but only if they help themselves. Rates shock? Help could be at hand, says FSB (P2004/49)
 A scathing attack on economic growth in the European Union has been welcomed by the FSB as a shot in the arm for the flagging Lisbon Agenda. Urgent action required to get EU economy back on track (P2004/48)
 The FSB today revealed massive variations in the impact of increases to the National Minimum Wage across the United Kingdom, strengthening the case for a regional minimum wage. FSB presents the case for a regional minimum wage (P2004/47)
 As proposals for the biggest shake-up in education for decades make the headlines, the FSB is warning that the current system is failing small businesses. Education is failing small businesses, says FSB (P2004/46)
 Payments by cheque can be taken back from a bank account months after a bank has cleared a cheque and credited an account, according to the FSB. FSB reveals that cheques never clear (P2004/45)
 A delegation from the FSB, led by National Chairman Carol Undy, is in Brussels tomorrow to host a keynote briefing session for MEPs at the start of the new parliamentary term. MEPs presented with small business route map for new EU parliamentary term (P/2004/44)
 As the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, the FSB is saying to small firms: “Don’t panic”. It’s D-day, but “Don’t panic” says FSB (P2004/43)
 Awareness of a new law which comes into force this week and affects Britain’s 1.2 million employers is worryingly low according to the FSB. From 1 October a new 3 step procedure will have to be followed in the event of a dismissal, disciplinary action or grievance in the workplace. Worrying lack of awareness of the biggest change in employment law for a decade (P/2004/42)
 The FSB has written to Gordon Brown to demand a public apology from the Inland Revenue (IR) after it sent letters to thousands of small businesses suggesting that their tax returns may be incorrect. FSB demands public apology over disgraceful Inland Revenue letters (P2004/41)

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