内容摘要：Public body Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has applied for a licence to release beavers in Glen Affric in the Highlands.

Public body Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has applied for a licence to release beavers in Glen Affric in the Highlands.

A Treasury spokesperson said the Budget delivered stability for business and more than half of employers would either see a cut or no change in their NI bills.Raising prices risks stoking inflation at a time when many people are struggling with the cost of living.

While the rate of inflation - which measures the pace of prices rises - has fallen sharply from record highs in 2022,, which was conducted after the Budget, found that more than half - 55% - of firms expected to raise their prices in the next three months, up from the previous reading of 39%.Shevaun Haviland, the BCC's director general, told the BBC that in the face of higher costs "there's only so many things you can do".

"You've got to think about putting up prices... or you've got to take that hit in your margin, which means you have less money to invest in the future, or you've got to look at your recruitment and staff costs. So it's really, really tough."suggested that in December the sector had cut jobs at the fastest pace for nearly four years.

"Faced with subdued demand conditions and hikes to employment costs, many service providers opted to curtail their staff hiring and delay backfilling roles," said Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence

"Nearly one-in-four survey respondents saw an overall decline in their payroll numbers."Mahama noted that his stay in Russia, then part of the Soviet Union, alerted him to "the imperfections of the socialist system".

After returning to Ghana in 1996, Mahama followed his father's footsteps into politics.He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party and from there, scaled the political ranks. He zeroed in on the NDC's messaging, taking up roles as the parliamentary spokesperson and minister for communication.

In 13 years, Mahama worked his way up to become vice-president, second-in-command under President John Atta Mills.But after just three years in office, Mills died unexpectedly at the age of 68.