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Form P86 withdrawal – UK international payroll

Monday, June 7th, 2010

On responding to a recent enquiry, I thought it may be opportune to note that the UK Form P86 is no longer required.  (A normal starter form – P46 – is to be used instead). (more…)

May Investment news

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Economic Indicators

UK

  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 0.2% in the first quarter of 2010, compared with an increase of 0.4% in the previous quarter.
  • CPI annual inflation was 3.4% in March 2010, up from 3.0% in February.
  • Year on year, output of the Service sector for February 2010 rose 0.1% compared with February 2009.
  • Year on year, the volume of retail sales in March 2010 was 2.2% higher than in March 2009. (more…)

April Investment news

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Economic Indicators

UK

  • GDP increased by 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2009, revised up from 0.3% in the previous estimate. GDP in the fourth quarter of 2009 is now 3.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2008. For the year 2009 as a whole, GDP contracted by 4.9%, compared with growth of 0.5% in the previous year.
  • CPI annual inflation was 3.0% in February 2010, down from 3.5% in January.
  • Year on year, overall production output in February 2010 was 0.1% lower than in February 2009. (more…)

March Investment News

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Economic Indicators

UK

  • Gross domestic product increased by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009. This has been revised from a rise of 0.1% in the preliminary estimate of GDP. GDP is 3.3% lower than the fourth quarter of 2008.
  • Output price annual inflation for all manufactured products rose 4.1% in February. Input price annual inflation rose 6.9% in February compared to a rise of 7.7% in January.
  • Year on year, overall production output in January 2010 was 1.5% lower than in January 2009. (more…)

February Investment News

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Economic Indicators:

UK

  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with a decrease of 0.2% in the third quarter.
  • CPI annual inflation was 3.5% in January, up from 2.9% in December. The RPI annual inflation rate increased again in January. The increase of 1.3% in the RPI annual inflation rate to 3.7% in January from 2.4% in December follows a 2.1% increase in the annual rate between November and December.
  • Year on year, overall production output in December 2009 was 3.6% lower than in December 2008. (more…)