Companies responding to national insurance rise by reducing hiring, PMI survey findsBusiness live – latest updatesUK businesses are cutting staff numbers at the fastest rate since the global financial crisis, according to a closely watched business survey blaming the government’s tax-raising budget.The latest snapshot from the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey, which is monitored by the Treasury and the Bank of England, showed employment levels fell in December at the fastest rate since 2009, excluding the period during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/16/uk-businesses-cut-staff-budget-national-insurance-pmi-survey
Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent
Publish date : 2024-12-16 14:43:00
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UK businesses cutting staff at fastest rate since 2021 after budget
