Amy Ingham

Amy is a newly qualified journalist specialising in business journalism at Business Matters with responsibility for news content for what is now the UK’s largest print and online source of current business news.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to consider a package of wealth taxes in the autumn budget, arguing that extra revenue is needed to boost public services and demonstrate that Labour is delivering change.

TUC urges Rachel Reeves to consider wealth taxes ahead of November budget

4 September 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Lush closes all UK stores and website in one-day protest over Gaza crisis

3 September 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

A significant disconnect has emerged between MPs and business leaders over which tax reforms are most important for boosting growth and confidence, according to new research by accountancy firm Price Bailey.

Rachel Reeves confirms autumn budget date for 26 November amid tax rise speculation

3 September 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Entrepreneurs in Wales have just days left to apply for the Business Wales Start-Up Accelerator, with applications closing on Monday 15 September 2025.

Final call for Welsh entrepreneurs to apply for Business Wales Start-Up Accelerator

3 September 2025 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The gold price has surged to an all-time high above $3,500 an ounce, extending its winning streak to a sixth consecutive session as investors bet on imminent US interest rate cuts and fretted over political threats to central bank independence.

Gold surges past $3,500 an ounce on Fed rate cut bets and US political turmoil

2 September 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

In 2020, 52% of people voted for the UK to leave the European Union, and on 31 January, it became official. Every business owner knew what was next: changes, especially related to international trading and taxes.

CGT changes at a glance: what investors need to know about the new rules

2 September 2025 Advice, Finance Amy Ingham 0 Comments

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HMRC chasing £90m in unpaid taxes after staffing firm Challenge rescued from insolvency

1 September 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Christmas might not be on your radar just yet, but when it comes to client gifting, it pays to think ahead.

Four in five online small businesses expect growth despite UK economic headwinds

28 August 2025 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The UK faces an eye-watering debt interest bill of nearly £600 billion over the next five years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), as the government contends with soaring borrowing costs, weak economic growth, and mounting fiscal pressure.

Government looks at applying National Insurance to rental income in Autumn Budget

28 August 2025 Finance, News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The UK economy defied expectations by posting 0.1% growth in the final quarter of 2024, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

West End retailers lose £310m from VAT-free shopping ban in first half of year

28 August 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Mark Cuban has advised young people looking to break into the artificial intelligence sector to focus less on working for big tech companies and more on developing skills to help smaller businesses integrate AI.

Mark Cuban urges young people to focus on AI integration skills for career success

27 August 2025 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Amidst tumbling energy costs and a fierce price war among supermarkets, food price inflation in the UK has reached its lowest level in almost two years, offering a respite to households grappling with stretched budgets.

Nearly £1bn wiped off UK retailers’ market value as Deutsche Bank ‘fear index’ warns of consumer squeeze

27 August 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Small businesses across the UK are urging the government to prioritise easier access to funding, subsidised AI training, and a more SME-friendly tax system as part of its economic growth strategy, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs.

Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax plans branded “daft” as experts warn grandparents could become “overnight tax evaders”

26 August 2025 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Oxford University spin-out OrganOx, the pioneering transplant technology company, has been sold to Japanese medical devices group Terumo in a $1.5 billion (£1.2 billion) deal.

Oxford spin-out OrganOx sold to Japan’s Terumo in $1.5bn deal

26 August 2025 Get Funded Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Too many young people are being signed off sick for finding work difficult, the Government’s worklessness tsar has warned, as soaring sickness rates deepen Britain’s economic inactivity crisis.

Employment tsar warns too many young people are signed off work for struggling with tough jobs

25 August 2025 News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

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