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UK business insolvencies have reached a 20-year high, intensifying pressure on the government to provide financial support in the upcoming budget.
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Number of UK businesses in financial distress ‘at two-decade high’
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Administrator BTG says 738,144 firms struggling as calls grow for more support for private sector in budgetThe number of UK businesses in financial distress has hit its highest level in more than two decades, as pressure grows on the chancellor to provide more support to the private sector in Wednesday’s budget.There were 738,144 businesses in “significant” financial distress in the third quarter of this year, up 1.6% compared with the same period last year, according to BTG. That is the highest level since the administrator’s closely watched “red flag” report began in 2004. Continue reading...
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