Economics

Print sector figures have signalled hopes that the government is on course to make greater efforts on industrial productivity following Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has pledged to look at ways to combat the late payment culture impacting SMEs as part of his Spring Statement.

The print industry has logged mixed reaction after interest rates rose for the first time in a decade.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his first – and last – Spring Budget, and with it a raft of measures that could impact printers, particularly SMEs.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a number of measures to boost UK infrastructure, including a £23bn National Productivity Investment fund.

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has stated its concern over the UK's slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter of 2016.

Print professionals have welcomed the Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy – so long as it delivers as promised.

George Osborne plans to raise £3bn per year from the Apprenticeship Levy and has fixed the level at 0.5% of an employer's pay bill.

The BPIF has welcomed a prediction that the UK will see “twin-engined” growth in 2016 and said printers will see the benefit of an improving economy.