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As we enter a New Year and the memories of our celebrations begin to fade, we will inevitably look to the 12 months ahead to understand how 2023 shapes in terms of work, holidays and finances. To that end Economists are like everyone else, except we will look ahead to what potential challenges and opportunities await the economy. While we will admit this is probably a dull exercise to many, we find this is quite a useful task, which will allow us to confidently advise our clients on how to ‘navigate’ the year ahead.

It can seem at times that the news agenda continually switches from one crisis to the next, turning much of what we hear into nothing more than white noise. But the current cost-of-living crisis simply cannot be ignored and is having a deep impact across the economy.

The events of the last two and a half years have had a monumental impact on all our lives, but as we return to some normality, one of the legacies of the pandemic has been the enduring impact on how we work.

The daily economic headlines currently paint a rather depressing picture, not only for individuals but also for most businesses. The continued economic squeeze, due to rising inflation and reduced demand for products and services, can only lead to more financial distress for the majority of business owners.

Climate scientists are unambiguous about the need for rapid reductions in carbon emissions to meet the aim of limiting average levels of global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The Go For It programme, the free scheme that provides advice to would be entrepreneurs was recently celebrating having supported almost 9,000 entrepreneurs over the past four years.

The supply of services that are closely related to sport are mandatorily exempt from VAT if those services are provided by a non-profit making body. However, Member States may make the granting of the exemption subject to a number of conditions including a condition that the exemption must not be likely to cause distortion of competition to the disadvantage of commercial entities who are required to charge and account for VAT.

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