<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.7.1" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>BizNewz.co.uk &#187; Forecasts</title>
	<link>http://biznewz.co.uk</link>
	<description>Business News</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:54:33 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>VAT rises to 20% - Emergency, Post-Election, Budget - June 22nd 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chancellor George Osborne announced today that the standard rate of VAT will rise to 20% from 4th January next year (2011).
This is one of his measures for accelerating the reduction of the nation&#8217;s deficit.
Other measures included:

2 year pay freeze for public sector workers earning over £21,000.
reducing tax credits for families earning over £40,000.
and what he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/453/vat-rises-to-20-emergency-post-election-budget-june-22nd-2010</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>UK Budget 2010 - Measures For Supporting Business and Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK Treasury has released further information following the Chancellor&#8217;s Budget Statement (Wednesday March 24th 2010). The following is an excerpt from the notice that outlines the particular measures for supporting business and growth.
 
The Government took decisive action to support the economy during the financial crisis and its aftermath. As the UK emerges from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2010/391/uk-budget-2010-measures-for-supporting-business-and-growth</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>No Sacred Cows in Pre-Budget Report Please - British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Economic Forecast - December 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Economic Forecast - December 2009
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Pre-Budget Report, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today published its latest Economic Forecast. The business group, which calls itself &#8220;the National Voice of Local Business&#8221;, has made downward revisions to its GDP expectations for 2009 and 2010, but is more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://biznewz.co.uk/business_news/2009/328/no-sacred-cows-in-pre-budget-report-please-british-chambers-of-commerce-bcc-economic-forecast-december-2009</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
