Additional support will be available for businesses who have been impacted by the Omicron variant, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced today (21 December).
Link: £1 billion in support for businesses most impacted by Omicron across the UK
Source: Assent Information Services
Some of the temporary Customs and VAT easements introduced on 1 January 2021 for goods moving between Great Britain and the EU will be removed on 1 January 2022.
Link: HMRC urges businesses to prepare for January customs changes
Source: Assent Information Services
Innovative biomass projects across the UK can bid for a share of £26 million to increase UK production of sustainable biomass.
Link: £26 million government funding to boost biomass in UK
Source: Assent Information Services
More VC investment, more unicorns, more jobs and more futurecorns
Link: UK tech sector achieves best year ever as success feeds cities outside London
Source: Assent Information Services
UK Government and NI Executive Ministers gathered at the ICC Belfast to sign the first ever City Deal for Northern Ireland.
Link: Northern Ireland’s first City Deal signed, unlocking £1 billion of co-investment for the Belfast region
Source: Assent Information Services
The UK and Australia have today signed an historic trade deal.
Link: UK and Australia sign historic trade deal
Source: Assent Information Services
COP26 was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow in November. This article outlines GADs work to support the conference, net zero and the government’s wider climate change work.
Link: Special feature: GAD’s climate work and COP26
Source: Assent Information Services
Changes to the plug-in grant scheme to enable funding to go further and to help more people make the switch to an electric vehicle.
Link: Government funding targeted at more affordable zero-emission vehicles as market charges ahead in shift towards an electric future
Source: Assent Information Services
The Chancellor today (13 December 2021) hailed the strength of the G7 and praised his international counterparts for their cooperation and resilience as he chaired his final meeting under the UK’s year-long presidency.
Link: Chancellor praises global cooperation as UK G7 presidency comes to a close
Source: Assent Information Services
The UK has today secured an agreement in principle with Singapore on a groundbreaking Digital Economy Agreement.
Link: UK agrees world’s most comprehensive digital trade deal with Singapore
Source: Assent Information Services
