Sharecast - Britain risks losing vital investment if it keeps raising taxes and undermining its reputation as a stable place to do business, global bosses have warned. PwC’s annual poll of more than 4,000 chief executives showed the UK climbed one place this year to become the third most important country globally for growth, alongside Germany. – Telegraph
Sadiq Khan has been accused of manipulating a public consultation on expanding London’s Ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) after it emerged that more than 5,000 votes were excluded. Emails reveal the Mayor’s officials removed thousands of votes submitted to a consultation on whether to expand Ulez across the whole of London. The crackdown on motorists is costing drivers in the capital an additional £385,000 a day in charges, according to RAC. – Telegraph
The boss of Aveva has reiterated that the FTSE 100 technology company will remain autonomous as its controversial £10 billion takeover by France’s Schneider Electric (EPA:SCHN) was formally sealed. Peter Herweck, chief executive of Aveva, said that the company would continue to work with a variety of partners and control systems. “It is a clear agreement that we have done. We’ve been very, very clear about it. We will be agnostic,” he said. – The Times
The global airline industry will be back at prepandemic levels by the middle of this year. That is the bullish assessment of Avolon, one of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies. The forecast is the most optimistic estimate yet for a recovery in the industry from the Covid-19 travel restrictions of 2020 to 2022. – The Times
