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'Half the hospitality industry could disappear': Ipswich businesses raise warnings ahead of Budget
Retailers, hospitality leaders and small firms across Suffolk warn of closures, job losses and stalled investment as Budget looms.
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Suffolk reaction to pre-Budget speech: 'Don't even think about it'
A blunt message has been delivered to Chancellor Rachel Reeves from business leaders across Suffolk following her pre-Budget speech this morning: "No more business taxes. End of."
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Suffolk businesses map strategy to influence new regional mayor
Over 125 business and political leaders gathered on Friday, 24 October, to hold MPs accountable for delivering on economic priorities and shape how Suffolk will work with the Norfolk and Suffolk mayor once elected next year.
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Ipswich unemployment falls 9% in a year, faster than UK
Ipswich unemployment is falling twice as fast as the national average – but the town still has one of the highest jobless rates in the East of England.
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Suffolk Chamber slams Government as Suffolk snubbed in £92bn transport investment
In a blow to the Chamber and our region, the Ely/Haughley junction improvements have been excluded from transport upgrades announced today, despite the Government backing over 50 road and rail schemes across England worth £92 billion.
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Suffolk firms demand no more tax rises as government faces budget hole
Local businesses are calling for a freeze on business taxes, with 74% of Suffolk firms worried about tax levels following recent National Insurance increases. It comes after government welfare concessions scrapped £5bn in planned savings.
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Major local employers unite behind Northern Bypass in bid to end Ipswich's traffic 'stalemate'
Nine major employers have broken their silence on the town's transport crisis, declaring the current situation "simply not acceptable" for a region of such economic significance as they unite behind an Ipswich Northern Bypass bid.
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Suffolk businesses meet shadow business secretary in Westminster
Two dozen Suffolk organisations joined the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce for a House of Commons meeting with Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
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Suffolk's biggest energy users to meet at carbon reduction conference
The Suffolk High Energy Users' Network will host its first annual conference on 17th July, bringing together business leaders and policymakers to showcase progress in reducing industrial emissions.
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Orwell Bridge lane closures start Monday as region snubbed by government on transport funding
The Orwell Bridge will face significant traffic restrictions from 16 June, with overnight closures and a contraflow system affecting journeys between Ipswich and Felixstowe.
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Business leaders call for more warning as Orwell Bridge repairs brought forward from 2027 to this June
Essential work to replace two westbound joints on the A14 Orwell Bridge will now begin this summer instead of 2027 as originally planned.
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Suffolk businesses face "most challenging environment since COVID"
Suffolk Chamber of Commerce's latest survey reveals local business activity and future prospects have plummeted to their lowest point since 2020/21.