Promote your company, business or industry at Truro School's Careers Convention
We are delighted to invite Cornwall Chamber of Commerce Members to exhibit at Truro School’s Careers Convention, taking place on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm at the Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre.This is an amazing opportunity to showcase your company or profession to enthusiastic pupils and Sixth Form students from Truro School and other visiting schools. Through face-to-face conversations, you can provide insights into your work - what it entails, qualifications required, entry pathways,
British Chambers of Commerce CEOs say now is the time to turn talk into investment
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too long. We are writing today to reiterate our call for you to offer much-needed solutions to Britain's investment problem, and use the upcoming Statement to tackle the fundamental issues inhibiting growth in the UK: overhaul the planning
Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items
Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items By Martyn Page, Investment Director, Worldwide Financial Planning AT lunchtime on Wednesday, in a set piece of political theatre, Chancellor Hunt unveiled those few remaining bits of the Budget not already leaked to the media. These included reducing the amount of tax due on a pub pint of draught beer, although supermarkets still retain their tax advantage here. The duty on draught beer is actually paid by the brewers so we need to see how much of this they pass
What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week?
What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week? By Martyn Page, Investment Director at Worldwide Financial Planning CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt will announce his Spring Budget on Wednesday. At the same time the government’s independent assessor, the Office of Budget Responsibility, releases its latest forecasts for growth and borrowing. The Chancellor has already seen these – so expect him to be cautious. He has also said that any money available for tax cuts would prioritise businesses over
