Business bosses 'in state of despondency' over tax hikes and tariffs

Calum Muirhead - DailyMail - 15/04
Confidence among firms fell to its lowest level in two years in the first three months of the year, according to the study from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Businesses are in a 'state of despondency' as Labour's 'eye-watering' tax hikes and US tariff measures unleashed by Donald Trump batter the economy, a survey warns.

Confidence among firms fell to its lowest level in two years in the first three months of the year, according to the study from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

The industry body found the confidence index had hit a negative level of -3 which 'coinci...
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