Shock at CGT taper relief move

Business bodies urge rethink of Chancellor’s plans
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Innovation boost: 2007 CSR

The Chancellor has announced increases in funding for science, research, innovation, skills and higher education in the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review.
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UK business to benefit from new Trade Mark

The new simplified trade mark registration system will help businesses register new products, according to Intellectual Property and Quality Minister Lord Triesman.
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Business groups unite on capital gains tax relief

The UK’s four main business groups have united to write an open letter to the Chancellor, urging him to suspend proposals in his Pre-Budget Report to abolish Capital Gains Tax taper relief.
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NE attracts strong wind energy funding

The UK is becoming a magnet for renewable energy investment, according to UK Business and Enterprise Secretary John Hutton.
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New deputy chair for FRC

Stephen Timms, Minister for Competitiveness, has announced that Baroness Sarah Hogg has been chosen as the Deputy Chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
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Patent agreement to save business £10m in translations

A new agreement approved by the French President could save British business over £10m a year, according to Intellectual Property and Quality Minister Lord Triesman.
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New Generation Forum: 7 November

“What is Cambridgeshire and what do we want it to be?” That’s the question to be addressed at the second gathering of the Greater Cambridge New Generation Forum, which will take place on 7 November in Cambridge.
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IT security budgets rising

Spending on security technology, training, assessments, and certification now accounts for 20% of technology spending, and it is expected to increase further still, according to new research.
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£170 million low-carbon energy boost

The UK Government will invest more £370m in commercialising low-carbon technologies during the next three years, thanks to an extra £170 million for the cross-Government Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF).
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CBI WELCOMES NEW DIPLOMAS to boost skills

The CBI has welcomed Government plans to offer 14 to 19-year-olds a wide choice of diplomas to study alongside A levels and GCSEs, saying they will help young people develop the skills needed in the workplace.
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New chair for Design Council

Sir Michael Bichard has been appointed as the new Chair of the Design Council. Sir Michael succeeds Sir George Cox and will take up his post in January 2008.
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Top 10 strategic technologies for 2008

Research company Gartner has highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organisations during 2008. The analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo held in October.
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