Speaking after receiving confirmation in a written answer from the Treasury Minister Stephen Timms on HMRC’s commitment to spread Tax costs for SME’s the MP for South Down said;
“I very much welcome the commitment by the HMRC to spread the costs of tax bills of those SME’s requiring help with making tax payments with the [...]
Archive for December, 2008
MP Welcomes HMRC Commitment to spread SME Tax Costs
MP welcomes continuation of Warrenpoint Streets Upgrade
Speaking after the announcement that by Minister Margaret Ritchie that the Department for Social Development will provided £500,000 for a public realm/street improvements scheme at Queens Street Warrenpoint the MP for the area said;
“This work, which I understand is scheduled to start in January 2009 and be completed by March 2009 in partnership with Newry [...]
MP Urges Brussels to look again at Fisheries Plan & Minister to act as Guardian of the fishing fleet
As we approach another year, of what have become, the dreaded Fisheries Negotiations in Brussels, the MP for South Down outlined his fears that Brussels will continue with their punitive cuts and that the local Minister will not resist European Pressure.
Speaking from Westminster the MP said; this year we have the potential for some gains [...]