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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher McKeon

Bid to increase fee for setting up a company by 700% fails

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The Government has been accused of a “dereliction of duty” after blocking a bid by Labour to raise the cost of setting up a company in the UK.

The opposition had proposed increasing the fee charged by Companies House for registering a new business to £100 as part of a series of measures to tackle economic crime.

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