The BCC is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spring Budget to relieve cost and recruitment pressures on business. It follows the release of new research which reveals how low business confidence has fallen at the start of 2023. Among the findings from the survey,...
Fewer than one in 10 SMEs (8%) fully understand what the Government’s 2050 Net Zero target means for them Despite this most SMEs (79%) are taking action to reduce their carbon footprint and increase their efficiency Huge divide on progress between smaller businesses, operating...
Commenting on the ONS inflation figures for January 2023, BCC Head of Research, David Bharier, said: “A further easing in the rate of inflation to 10.1% continues a very slow move out of the peak. “Household electricity and gas costs remain by far the biggest drivers,...
Reacting to the latest ONS Labour Market figures, Jane Gratton, Head of People Policy at the BCC, said: “Businesses are crying out for people to fill job vacancies at all skill levels, and this must be the number one focus for government if it’s serious about...
The BCC has set out four goals the Chancellor must hit during his Spring Budget. Issues of childcare, energy costs, business rates and green funding must be solved to unlock firms' growth potential. With recent BCC research showing more than 75% of companies failing to increase investment,...
Reacting to the ONS trade figures for December 2022, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “UK exports were flat in December 2022 and fell across the final quarter of the year as a whole. Across 2022, export values rose by 6.7% (excluding...
