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Businesses in distress increase by a fifth over a year

Insolvency expert Begbies Traynor calls on government to take softer line with small firms struggling to repay Covid debt.

Businesses in distress increase by a fifth over a year
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New research suggests that the number of small businesses considered to be in critical distress has increased by nearly one fifth in a year.

The insolvency experts Begbies Traynor said that the figures in its long-running Red Flag Report pointed to an impending wave of business failures, with Covid-related support for firms being withdrawn as inflation hits both business and consumer confidence.

Read more at smallbusiness.co.uk

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