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The Government must reform statutory maternity and paternity pay to give small businesses certainty over employee’s family leave, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said in a new report today.

The coalition government’s Budget announced in June hits the poorest families hardest, says an economic think tank.

A FURTHER insight into the mood of the consumer will emerge this week with updates from Diageo, Punch Taverns and bookie William Hill.

BANKING giant HSBC is set to enter talks over buying a controlling stake in South Africa’s Nedbank in a deal worth £4.5bn.

A survey of businesses finds they are paying higher fees and costs for loans than they were a year ago.