BCC Director General Shevaun Haviland: No more tax on business

BCC Director General Shevaun Haviland: No more Tax on Business - Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce

If the Government is serious about growth, then it cannot tax business any further, Director General of the BCC, Shevaun Haviland, is set to warn. At the BCC’s Global Annual Conference 2025, she will unveil new research showing the impact of the increase in National Insurance Contributions on firms. The survey of more than 570 businesses – mostly SMEs – by the BCC Insights Unit, found that: One third of firms (32%) said they have either made st…

Starmer thanks business for footing tax bill

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly thanked Britain’s businesses for absorbing the financial burden of his government’s £23 billion national insurance hike, while facing mounting pressure from industry leaders not to impose further tax rises in the autumn. Speaking at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) annual conference, Starmer acknowledged the scale of the demands placed on companies in his first year in office, calling them instrumen…

BCC Director General Shevaun Haviland: No more tax on business

BCC DIRECTOR GENERAL SHEVAUN HAVILAND:     NO MORE TAX ON BUSINESS | Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce

If the Government is serious about growth, then it cannot tax business any further, Director General of the BCC, Shevaun Haviland, is set to warn. At the BCC’s Global Annual Conference 2025, she will unveil new research showing the impact of the increase in National Insurance Contributions on firms. The survey of more than 570 businesses – mostly SMEs – by the BCC Insights Unit, found that: One third of firms (32%) said they have either made st…