Posts Tagged ‘consumer’
Ireland lowers VAT rate on number of goods
Ireland has slashed its VAT rate on a number of goods, including restaurants, hospitality and tourism in a bid to boost the economy and get consumers spending again. The country’s Government lowered the rate from 13.5% to 9% on 1 July and it will remain until December 2012. The new rate will mean slightly lower [...]
Ireland lowers VAT rate on number of goods
Ireland has slashed its VAT rate on a number of goods, including restaurants, hospitality and tourism in a bid to boost the economy and get consumers spending again. The country’s Government lowered the rate from 13.5% to 9% on 1 July and it will remain until December 2012. The new rate will mean slightly lower [...]
UK consumer confidence dips in June
A survey of 2,000 individuals, conducted between June 3 and 12, has revealed a fall in consumer confidence. According to the survey of consumer attitudes, carried out by GfK NOP Social Research, confidence dipped by 4 points to -25 in June after May’s 10 point rise, which represented the biggest increase since May 1993. The [...]
Bellway encouraged by rise in sales
Newcastle-based housebuilder Bellway has today said an uplift in consumer confidence has led to a rise in sales. The housebuilder, which is the fifth largest by market value, said it had experienced a sales rate of 111 units per week in the four months to the end of May – 9% higher than the same [...]
UK consumer confidence falls in April
The latest survey from the Nationwide Building Society has revealed a fall in UK consumer confidence for the month of April. The building society’s consumer confidence index dipped to 43 last month, from March’s upwardly revised figure of 45. The index remains just 4 points above February’s all-time low and is way below the index [...]