Business News

Ambition Welcome but Key Questions Remain – BCC on Living with Covid Strategy

22 February in Business News, Chamber News

Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament on the ‘Living with Covid’ strategy, BCC Co-Executive Director, Claire Walker, said:  “Businesses will welcome the ambition of the Prime Minister, which inches us closer to pre-pandemic trading conditions. However, for many firms, this move will not be without its challenges...

Hundreds of local businesses to benefit from additional COVID-19 financial support

16 February in Business News, Chamber News

Under a new scheme, businesses across Barnsley who could not access previous rounds of COVID-19 financial support are set to benefit from automatic business rates relief. The COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund will target businesses established before the start of the pandemic that have not been able...

SURGING INFLATION A KEY RISK TO UK GROWTH PROSPECTS

16 February in Business News, Chamber News

Commenting on the inflation statistics for January 2022, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Head of Economics at the BCC Suren Thiru, said:  “Rising inflation highlights both the cost-of-living crisis facing households and the uphill struggle for businesses to keep a lid on price rises...