Late payment commissioner off to slow start

 Late payment commissioner off to slow start

The Federation of Small Businesses questioned the effectiveness of the government’s small business commissioner after officials revealed Paul Uppal is currently only investigating two cases of late payment to small businesses. The commissioner had “entered into dialogue” with companies on 14 occasions, officials said, but the FSB warned that with late payment costing the economy an estimated £2.5bn every year: “Things have to change, and fast.”

Source:   The Times (23/04/2018)