The 2.5 per cent cut in VAT announced in Monday’s Pre-Budget Report has led to a huge level of calls for support from retailers and other consumer businesses.  Deloitte, the business advisory firm, set up a VAT/IT Hotline at 9am this morning and has received an average of 30 calls per hour from clients seeking [...]

Hotels in Singapore reported spectacular results over the weekend of the inaugural SingTel Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix. A review of hotel performance by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, shows that revenue per available room (revPAR) on the final day of the event rose 376.4% to US$570. Occupancy reached 87.9%, the best performing day during [...]

CFOs’ optimism about the financial outlook for their companies has deteriorated markedly, and at the fastest rate since the credit crisis began, according to the latest Deloitte CFO Survey.
Margaret Ewing, Deloitte partner and vice chairman, comments: “CFOs are preparing for a more prolonged period of distress in credit markets than they had earlier expected, with [...]

In these uncertain economic conditions it has never been more important for organisations to deliver growth. Research from Deloitte, the business advisory firm, finds that CEOs are placing their faith in marketing above all other drivers to shape strategy and drive growth.
Malcolm Wilkinson, head of Deloitte’s marketing effectiveness team said: “As market conditions deteriorate growth [...]

Trade organisation, the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) is issuing a reminder to fleets to review their business car policies ahead of the new emissions based tax regime which comes in to place from April 2009.
Advice is available on the BVRLA website with legal guidance from Deloitte & Touche.
From the 1st April 2009, [...]