SFA calls on Government to tackle business costs

The Director of the Small Firms Association, Avine McNally, said that while today’s inflation figures show a monthly decrease of 0.5%, the inflation rate year-on-year clearly shows a rise of 1.2% in January.

Ms McNally said: "Recent measures announced in Budget 2013 have and will continue to hit disposable incomes, this in turn will weigh negatively on spending power.