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Inflation figures highlight tax rise

Today’s 0% RPI inflation figure highlights the misguided nature of the 5% rise in business rates to be paid by companies to local authorities, the CBI warned.

The rise, due to come into effect in the new tax year, in April, is based on the Retail Prices Index figure for September, which was 5 per cent. It takes no account of the fall in the RPI to 0 per cent revealed today.

CBI, Neil Bentley

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Day nurseries

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Frank McKenna has never exactly been shy about being the public face of the Downtown in Business brand, which he founded in Liverpool in 2004 and now boasts operations in Preston and Manchester (the latter launched earlier this year). His weekly, “Thank Frank it’s Friday” email missives, “Frankie Says” blog and Tarantino-inspired advertisements are cases in point.

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