UK budget

UK businesses spent far more on R&D than previously estimated, leading small business advocates to condemn a just-announced cut in tax relief for research

As EU hangs tough on tying UK association in Horizon Europe to ending the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK government is dangling the funding carrot and says if there is no deal, it has a ‘bold’ plan B

Initiative follows that of Germany and France in shoring up support for early stage venture capital-backed start-ups