All Policy & legal articles – Page 164
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NewsBudget 2010: VAT to rise to 20%
VAT is to be increased to 20% from January 4, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in the emergency Budget today.
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NewsBRC calls for cut in ‘excessive’ fees charged for plastic payments
The British Retail Consortium is calling on Government to cut the “excessive” and “unjustifiably high” charges banks levy on retailers for accepting debit and credit card payments.The growth of non-cash payment methods “promises big windfalls for banks and a financial blow for shops and customers”, according to the BRC.Its Cost ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: What is the new night-time food licence that is due to come into force in Scotland all about – and who will it apply to?
What is the new night-time food licence that is due to come into force in Scotland all about - and who will it apply to?
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NewsBRC warns Government against increasing VAT
The British Retail Consortium is calling on the Government to focus on public spending cuts rather than tax rises in order to tackle the deficit, reiterating its belief that VAT should not be increased.
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OpinionThe minefield of OFT investigations
With a heavy heart, I read last week that a company I know is getting caught up in an OFT inquiry.
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NewsDavid Cameron hosts retail leaders for chat at Chequers
Prime Minister David Cameron invited some of retail’s biggest hitters to Chequers on Sunday, giving hope to store chiefs that the new coalition Government takes retail’s role in the economy seriously.
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Opinion
The scale of the problem
A Retail Week breakfast on what the coalition Government means for retailers didn’t make happy listening.
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NewsNew West End Company partners with VisitBritain to increase West End tourism spend
The New West End Company, which represents 600 retailers on Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, has joined forces with VisitBritain to launch a campaign to lift UK visa restrictions in a bid to boost West End sales.
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NewsLess healthy foods face ‘fat VAT’ threat, Justin King warns
Sainsbury’s boss envisages tax change as Government tries to balance the books
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NewsDiscounters fear rise in VAT
Discount retailers have warned that a rise in VAT would smash their margins and result in some products being pulled off the shelves.
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NewsVAT rise to 20% will lead to job cuts and £3.6bn fall in consumer spend
A rise in VAT to 20% would lead to 163,000 job losses and reduce consumer spending by £3.6bn, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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NewsBRC delivers verdict on Queen's Speech
The British Retail Consortium has welcomed some aspects of the legislative programme set out in the Queen’s Speech but cautions that parts of it do not go far enough.
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NewsKingfisher boss wades into VAT debate
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has called on the government to consider extending VAT to food and other exempt items if an increase in the tax is implemented.
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NewsGovernment outlines food plans
The new coalition Government has set out its plans for the next Parliament, which will include an ombudsman to enforce the Grocery Supply Code of Practice.
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NewsTesco wants to curb sale of cheap alcohol
Tesco has said it wants to see curbs on the sale of cheap alcohol during this parliament.
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NewsGeorge Osborne to unveil Budget on June 22
New Chancellor George Osborne will unveil his first Budget on Tuesday June 22.
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OpinionA new dawn
Grocery chiefs believe the forming of the new Government will calm shoppers’ nerves. But with taxes expected to go up, they will undoubtedly be slugging it out in non-food for the rest of the year.
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