UK businesses continue to hope for the best and prepare for the worst ahead of the Budget announcement later this month, with latest reports suggesting lawyers and accountants using LLPs might not be quite as hard hit as first feared - but self-employed people, landlords and those with investment income could be asked to shoulder more of the burden.
Among the biggest plc companies, Diageo have announced former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis as their new chief executive, ending a months-long search for a new CEO, with Lewis set to start from January at the drinks-maker which has struggled across the year.
