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Chris Humphries, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce, yesterday warned Gordon Brown that it was impossible to offset the impact of the higher pound through productivity improvements alone. The [...]

Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, yesterday failed to shore up business confidence in the government, despite offering concessions on red tape. Business leaders said 'fine words' were not [...]

Gordon Brown will tomorrow demand co-operation from business in a drive to close the labour productivity gap of 36 per cent with the US, 25 per cent with France and [...]

Gordon Brown will tomorrow demand co-operation from business in a drive to close the labour productivity gap of 36 per cent with the US, 25 per cent with France and [...]

The Competition Comm-ission, under pressure from government dissatisfaction with the stuttering progress of its campaign against 'rip-off Britain', has attacked critics who accuse it of bias. The regulator's independence has [...]

When Gordon Brown mentioned 22 environmental taxes in last year's Budget, green groups and business people alike hailed him as the green chancellor. Next week's budget could reestablish his reputation [...]

Sargent chairs advisory body William Sargent, joint chief executive of the FrameStore Group, was yesterday appointed the first chairman of the Small Business Council, the government's new independent advisory body [...]

The government was in disarray over utilities regulation yesterday after Stephen Byers, trade and industry secretary, dropped the telecommunications and water industries from his flagship utilities bill. Consumer groups and [...]

More than half of British businesses are unaware they risk fines of up to 30 per cent of turnover for breaching tough new competition rules that take effect today, according [...]

Ministers were accused yesterday of threatening the impartiality of the Civil Service after it emerged that a senior official is to speak at a conference organised by Britain in Europe, [...]

The government is seriously considering dropping the telecommunications and water industries from the utilities bill, which was intended to set up a common regulatory system for the utilities sector. The [...]

RJB Mining, Britain's biggest coal producer, is seeking at least Pounds 70m of government aid to prevent further pit closures, Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, revealed yesterday. A [...]

NUCLEAR SAFETY Byers 'prepared to visit Japan' Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, yesterday said he was prepared to travel to Japan to persuade its government and Kansai Electric [...]

Business for Sterling claimed a significant victory in the battle over the single currency as a poll showed for the first time yesterday that more voters believe business is against [...]

The Competition Act could trigger a flood of litigation, with companies using the courts as a tactical weapon against rivals and a lucrative source of damages, legal experts have warned. [...]

Campaigners against British participation in the European single currency yesterday claimed the government was becoming isolated as opinion moved against the euro among voters and business. Nick Herbert, chief executive [...]

Inside every business is an e-business waiting to happen. The problem for Europe's chief executives is that it may not be theirs. An 'e-trade' gap appears to be emerging across [...]

Red-faced over VAT anomaly Embarrassment for Dawn Primarolo. In opposition, the Treasury minister fought for an end to the anomaly under which value added tax on energy-saving materials is 17.5 [...]

It sounds too good to be true. The Financial Services Authority is promising to concentrate on high-risk businesses and leave small, low-risk companies alone. The FSA says it will give [...]

Many of the detailed regulations needed to operate the Competition Act from March 1 have still not been produced in their final form by the Department of Trade and Industry, [...]

Ignorance may be bliss. But it will be no defence against the cartel-busting fervour of Margaret Bloom, the woman spearheading the biggest shake-up in competition policy for more than 25 [...]