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MAKE CHILDCARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Reports out today show that parents some parents are facing more than £22,000 a year for nursery places with childcare swallowing up a significant proportion of the income of families, many of which have already been hit hard by the… Read the rest
GDP TO BE REVISED DOWNWARDS?
Having been in New York last week, I have now spent the last 24 hours in wonderful Copenhagen at an international project meeting, so my blogging has suffered yet again!
Catching up on the news in bed, it would seem… Read the rest
2010 looks positive for Wales
THERE were signs yesterday that Wales’ economic recovery may have faltered slightly at the start of the year.
Building society results in the spotlight
TOMORROW sees the Principality Building Society publish its annual results.
Hard-Hitting Year Ahead For Print Media And Radio
By Lea Pachta
Global survey of marketers shows that [b]41% will decrease spending on print media[/b] during the year ahead.
[b]Increasing investment in social media[/b], mobile marketing, email marketing and search will fuel a 17 per cent surge in digital… Read the rest
‘Act now’ – Advisers Reminded As Pensions Age Change Looms Near
By Lea Pachta
The ABI is reminding financial advisers to check arrangements for clients that may be affected by the change to the National Minimum Pension Age. The minimum age changes from 50 to 55 on April 6 2010, with… Read the rest
Cadbury’s Bristol plant to close
New owner Kraft plans to close Cadbury’s Somerdale factory with the loss of 400 jobs.
Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow to the world’s largest car maker.
