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Keeping track of pensions can be difficult - and knowing how much you are being charged and whether you should keep them is even harder.
Thousands of Bristol’s small businesses could be eligible for the first of the new Covid business grants, announced by the Chancellor last week.
Hoteliers in Bristol say the Government should do more to support them during the forthcoming second lockdown to help cover their essential running costs.
Staff at financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson got on their bikes around Bristol to raise money for a charity that works to combat hunger and food waste.
Cornwall’s residents are urged to have their say on a draft budget for 2021/22 which prioritises critical frontline services, the most vulnerable residents and investment in Cornwall’s recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic in the face of unprecedented financial uncertainty.
The window for claiming the second grant under the self-employed income support scheme opened on 17th August and closes on 19th October. Traders do not have to have claimed the first grant in order to qualify for the second, but their business must have been adversely affected by Covid-19 on or after 14th July 2020 to qualify.
The Chancellor's Summer Statement saw the introduction of a number of measures aimed at supercharging the UK ailing economy - and soon all eyes will be on Rishi Sunak's Autumn Budget. Giving careful consideration to certain areas, before taxes start to rise, could bring real benefits to business owners in the long-term.
