All Policy & legal articles – Page 127
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OpinionComment: Today’s RPI increase demonstrates the need for business rates reform
In retail, we all know that you don’t get many opportunities to predict the future accurately. There just aren’t many times when you have access to a reliable crystal ball.
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NewsRetailers to face extra £242m in rates next year as RPI hits 3.2%
Retailers will face an extra £242m in business rates next year as the ONS revealed September’s RPI rate of inflation hit 3.2%.
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NewsChancellor George Osborne urges Chinese tourists to visit UK
Chancellor George Osborne has urged more Chinese tourists to visit the UK as the Government simplifies the Visa system.
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NewsPayment Systems Regulator urged to tackle 'excessive' card fees
The Government is to create a Payment Systems Regulator, giving retailers hope that it will help tackle the high fees they pay to process transactions.
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NewsUK town centres "absolutely" a Government priority, insists new high street minister
The new minister for the high street Brandon Lewis has insisted that UK high streets are “absolutely a priority” for the Government.
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NewsFears Government shunning high street as junior minister appointed
Junior minister Brandon Lewis has been given responsibility for the high street after Mark Prisk’s sacking, prompting fears the Government is not taking town centre regeneration seriously.
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NewsRetail leaders concerned for Future High Streets Forum after Mark Prisk is sacked
Retail leaders have expressed frustration at Prime Minister David Cameron after Mark Prisk was sacked yesterday amid a Cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsHigh street minister Mark Prisk loses role amid Cabinet reshuffle
Housing minister Mark Prisk, who has responsibility for the high street, has been asked to step down as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.
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OpinionComment: Overseas growth beckons UK retailers
Two hundred years after Napoleon’s famous observation, we are still a proud nation of shopkeepers. But for many of us, future success will mean that we have to look beyond our national borders for new market opportunities.
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OpinionComment: Winning the battle of the high street needs engagement from Westminster
It was perhaps appropriate that Bill Grimsey chose the Churchill Dining Room in the House of Commons to officially launch his review of the high street.
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NewsGovernment to simplify UK visa system to attract Chinese tourists
Home secretary Theresa May is set to simplify the visa system to attract more visitors from China which could allow retailers to tap into the lucrative tourists’ spending.
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OpinionComment: Appeals backlog should trigger transparency at the Valuation Office Agency
The Government must make the setting of business rates more open and transparent in order to cut the number of unnecessary appeals and reduce the cost of the Valuation Office Agency.
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NewsGovernment poised to overhaul parking rules to help high streets
The Government is set to reveal new parking regulations, including scrapping CCTV “spy cars”, as it works to support local shops by making them more accessible.
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OpinionComment: Tackling parking costs could move retail up a gear
You can’t help but admire the tenacity of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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NewsCBI calls for business rates holiday to address shop vacancies
Retailers that return empty shops to use should be exempt from paying business rates for a year to regenerate the high street, the CBI has recommended.
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NewsNorthern retailers paying twice as much as they should in business rates
Retailers in some northern towns are paying twice as much in business rates as they should, according to a new study.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill complains to BBC over 'unqualified' Panorama claims
Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) has made a complaint to the BBC over what it said are ‘unqualified’ claims made in Monday’s Panorama.
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OpinionComment: Time to recognise big retail’s role in economic recovery
Ed Miliband’s ideas to tackle the burden of business rates on small businesses should be welcomed and will help stimulate the more detailed debate that’s needed if a solution to this punitive cost on retail is to be found.
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NewsEd Miliband plans business rates freeze for small firms
Labour leader Ed Miliband is to unveil plans to freeze business rates for small firms. However, his proposals have been been criticised as “tinkering at the edges”.
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OpinionComment: Are high street reviews needed when customers have the last word?
Comrades, today I am announcing the launch of the long-awaited Zuppinger Inquiry and Review into why it takes so many inquiries and reviews into retail to come up with a panacea for high street woes.