Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement that the government will include a bill in the 2017 Queen's Speech to repeal the European Communities Act 1972, Dr Adam Marshall, Acting Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "Businesses need day-one certainty on the rules and...
New recommendations for HS2's route and station proposals in South Yorkshire, cutting the cost of the project by about £1bn, have been confirmed in a report by David Higgins. The new option proposes that HS2 services between London and Sheffield would take a spur off the...
A recent Chamber of Commerce pre-referendum survey shows that, with less than 50 days to go, a majority of businesspeople surveyed (54%) say they will vote for the UK to Remain in the European Union Voting intentions have tightened amongst the businesspeople surveyed –...
Giving his full reaction to the Budget, Dr Adam Marshall, BCC Acting Director General, said: "Business wanted a steady, workmanlike Budget, and that's what we got. The Chancellor listened to our calls to avoid higher business taxes and costs – and indeed moved to lower them...
Businesses should think about maximising long term regional economic growth when making decisions about the EU Referendum, according to the leader of the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce. Andrew Denniff, Chief Executive at the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber, has spoken out following the launch of...
The leader of Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber has refused to accept figures which show an HS2 station in Sheffield city centre would be better for the region's economy. Chief executive Andrew Denniff, said he "challenged the validity" of research by HS2 Ltd indicating it would create 6,500...
