UK Location Benefits
UK: Europe's Best Business Location
The UK offers an open, internationally connected, low-risk, business-friendly environment for logistics, warehousing and distribution companies planning new investments, and a perfect base for accessing
both the UK and international markets.
- The UK is Europe’s best major location for ‘ease of doing business’ according to an independent assessment by the World Bank that considered a range of key commercial operating factors including setting up and running a business, labour regulations and obtaining finance.[21]
- As a consequence, the UK attracts more international investment projects than anywhere else in Europe.[21]
- The UK’s offers a proven gateway to the US$17 trillion European Union market.[17]
UK: An Internationally Competitive Tax Environment
- The UK’s business-focused tax environment will become even more attractive over the next two years. The current corporation tax rate of 24 per cent is being reduced to 21 per cent by 2014 and then to 20% by 2015.[22]