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Government stealth tax on small businesses discovered by FSB - Thu, 4 Mar 2010
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has discovered that the flat rate VAT charged by HMRC to the smallest of businesses has risen to a higher level and the FSB has urged the Government to review the issue in its Budget submission to the Chancellor this week.

Small businesses fail to grow because of complex tax rules - Mon, 1 Mar 2010
Research carried out by the FSB and ICM of over 1,600 small businesses showed that 75 per cent of small businesses believe that they would be able to grow their business if the UK tax system was simplified.

Business organisations urge small firms to say no to the National Insurance rise - Mon, 1 Mar 2010
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has joined forces with other business and employment organisations to call on small firms to sign a petition urging the Government to freeze National Insurance.

John Sergeant to tango with an all-party Question Time panel - Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Small businesses will fire questions at former political journalist John Sergeant as he chairs a panel of political speakers in a Question Time debate, at the Federation of Small Businesses' Annual Conference in March.

One in seven staff in small firms could not get to work due to heavy snow falls this winter - Mon, 22 Feb 2010
One in seven members of staff failed to make it into work during the heavy snow and severe weather earlier this year, results from the FSB-ICM ‘Voice of Small Business' survey panel show.