As part of the government’s covid support package, the Chancellor confirmed further extension of the self employed income support scheme (SEISS) with two new tranches of grant

A new loan scheme to support access to finance for UK business as they grow and recover from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic was announced at the Budget

The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme will be extended to the end of September with employers expected to make additional contributions from July

Hundreds of jobs have been saved at Yorkshire-based Fazenda restaurant chain which has been bought out of administration

The latest Treasury figures show that the banking and finance industry has provided almost £73bn in support to 1.6 million businesses through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes

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ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute has published new guidance about company AGMs and the impact of Covid-19, which reflects the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on companies’ ability to hold physical general meetings

Over half a million businesses who deferred VAT payments last year can now join the new online VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme to pay in smaller monthly instalments, HMRC has announced

PM Boris Johnson has announced the government’s roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England with non-essential shops due to open on 12 April

The stamp duty holiday, which is due to end in March, has restored housing transactions to the highest level since 2007 with tax take hitting £1.35bn in the last quarter

The government has given businesses much-needed breathing space with extension of insolvency measures under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act to relieve pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus

The UK government has given the devolved administration in Scotland an additional £1.1bn to help businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic