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Wood fibre cost fall
Wood fibre costs for the global pulp industry fell in the 2Q/10 after having increased for 18 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The global pulp industry benefited from lower wood fibre costs and higher product prices in the 2Q/10. Wood chip and pulpwood prices fell the most in the US, Sweden, Finland, Australia and Eastern Canada. Both the softwood and hardwood wood fiber price indices (SFPI and HFPI) fell for the first time since early 2009, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
 
Safferys spokesperson on renewables
The Landed Estates & Rural Business Group of Chartered Accountants, Saffery Champness, has appointed Shirley Mathieson as a press spokesperson on environmental and green issues. Shirley joins a group of partners who have a wealth of experience in advising large rural estates and who provide advice to the press on all aspects of tax and rural business management. A partner at the Inverness office, Shirley provides specialist accounts and tax advice to private clients, landed estates and commercial organisations.
 
West Midlands rural regeneration conference

Advantage West Midlands-backed Rural Regeneration Zone (RRZ) Annual Conference will focus on working together to deliver rural regeneration in a new era.  The high profile event, which is being held at Ludlow Racecourse on Friday 2nd July, will provide a unique opportunity to look at ways in which the Zone is helping drive forward the area’s emergence from the downturn and the opportunities/challenges that will no doubt arise from a new political landscape. A new announcement on broadband provision will headline the Conference and there will be a host of keynote speakers on hand to debate present and future issues, including Chairman of Advantage West Midlands Sir Roy McNulty, Jon Dover from Care Farming West Midlands and the possibility of a Minister from the new coalition Government.

 

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Rocky economic ride ahead, says report PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 10:15

Roger Martin-Fagg (pictured) of surveyor George F White has produced a quarterly outlook Economic Update August 2010 which needs to be read - says GFW's Hugh Fell - "with a wet towel around head". It provides a 'look forward' for businesses in the light of world economics.

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VAT: Safferys explain the new partial exemption rules PDF Print E-mail
Written by Colin Thomson   
Sunday, 08 August 2010 16:38

 VAT exemption rules explained

The partial exemption rules were revised with effect from 1 April 2010. There are two main changes: revised “de minimis” tests (there are now three) and the introduction of a new annual test.  “Up to 1 April 2010 there was one de minimis test – if your exempt input tax in relation to your purchases did not exceed £7,500 per annum on average, and if it was no more than 50% of your total input tax, you could reclaim all your input tax. That test remains unchanged and, unfortunately, yet again the thresholds have not been increased.

Last Updated on Sunday, 08 August 2010 17:03
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How to earn £1,000s from renewables PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:32

Photovoltaic cells on farmland

Rural estates and farms could use the new renewable energy feed-in tariff scheme to increase their annual income by tens of thousands of pounds each year, according to an analysis by Knight Frank’s renewable energy team, contained in the firm’s publication The Rural Report

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Only time will tell if Budget pays dividends say FUW PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Lewis   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 19:29

 A guarded welcome to the Budget

The Farmers' Union of Wales’ today gave the new Chancellor’s budget a guarded welcome while stressing that it is still early days and only with time will the farming industry be able to assess the impact of cuts in the public sector.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 19:33
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Saffery Champness - Emergency Budget a 'soft landing' for landowners, farmers and rural businesses PDF Print E-mail
Written by Peter Laws   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 19:18

 Andrew Arnott of Saffery Champness

Commenting on the Chancellors’ Emergency Budget Speech (today 22/06/10), Andrew Arnott, a partner in the Landed Estates & Rural Business Group at accountants Saffery Champness, says: “While the main measures of the Emergency Budget were predicted to be on severe cuts to the public sector, there was a relatively soft landing in terms of some of the expected tax rises”.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 19:27
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