Archive of 2011 December

21Dec2011

Businesses cutting back on energy use due to high costs

Expensive business electric and gas bills have lead to many companies cutting back on the amount of energy they are using, according to figures from British Gas parent company Centrica. Gas consumption by businesses fell by 15% and electricity use fell by 12% in the first ten months of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Domestic customers are also cutting their energy use, with gas con

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19Dec2011

Make sure you don’t miss the online tax return deadlines

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, now is the time for businesses and those who are self employed to start thinking about completing and sending off their tax return. The deadline for returning a paper tax return was October 31, but if you’re one of an increasing number of people that do their taxes online, you have until the end of January to fill in and submit your forms. Alth

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