All Business rates articles
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NewsRetail bodies say over 100,000 jobs at risk if chancellor hikes business rates
Over 100,000 jobs could be at risk if chancellor Rachel Reeves imposes higher business rates, the British Retail Consortium and UK Hospitality have said.
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NewsGrocery giants make rates plea to chancellor in bid to tame inflation
Leading grocers have written to chancellor Rachel Reeves, setting out the case for excluding shops from the planned business rates surtax.
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NewsM&S boss urges chancellor to back business, not burden it, in Budget
Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin has called for business rates reform and no new taxes that affect consumers in the forthcoming Budget.
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NewsRetail sales growth slows as Budget uncertainty and weather delay spending
The rate of retail sales growth moderated in September as factors such as a looming Budget and warm weather affected trading conditions.
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NewsIceland boss says private equity firms causing ‘death of the high street’
Iceland boss Richard Walker has said private equity ownership in the UK has caused more damage to retail than any other entity.
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NewsCo-op warns 150,000 jobs at risk without business rates reform
Co-op has called on the government to do more in the Budget to protect small shops, warning a failure to do so could cost 150,000 jobs.
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Opinion‘The Labour Party Conference offered moments of political clarity and economic ambiguity’
The Labour conference in Liverpool shows that some of retail’s demands are breaking through to government, writes Helen Dickinson. But it also reveals that Labour’s priorities lie in fighting off the rise of Reform, not focusing on business
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OpinionWhat the 2026 business rates revaluation means for major chains
Forthcoming changes represent a structural shift for big retailers, and they need to be prepared, observes Ryan’s tax services specialist Alex Probyn
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NewsBusiness rates rise brings closure risk for 400 stores
Supermarkets and department stores are among shops threatened with “a wave of closures” if businsess rates changes go ahead.
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NewsGovernment hints at ‘fundamental change’ for business rates
The government has said it considers there to be a case for “fundamental change from a ‘slab’ to a ‘slice’ system” of business rates, in an interim report published today.
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Opinion‘New business secretary’s Body Shop background may be good news for retail’
As the next Budget looms, retailers need all the friends they can get in government, but last week’s reshuffle means they need to build new relationships, observes George MacDonald
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News‘Level playing field’ business rates plan risks backfiring
Big retailers face paying far more in business rates than their pureplay counterparts as measures designed to ensure the latter shoulder more of the burden look likely to flop.
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NewsSupermarkets at risk of closing as a result of business rates rise
More than 100 supermarkets run by big grocers could shut because of government plans to increase business rates, piling futher costs on the industry.
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NewsRetailers warn chancellor tax rises would push up food prices
Any tax rises on retailers in the October Budget would send food prices higher in the run-up to Christmas and threaten high streets’ health, chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned.
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OpinionExplainer: how business rates may change and what it means for retail
As the government considers business rates reform, BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson looks at the implications – and urges retailers to make their voices heard
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NewsChancellor could raise business rates for department stores and supermarkets
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to increase business rates for department stores and supermarkets in this year’s autumn Budget.
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Chart of the WeekChart: Grocers and multiples to burn while Labour fiddles with rates thresholds
Government plans to increase rates on larger properties look to be bad news for supermarkets and larger retail chains in particular
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AnalysisWhy Labour’s promises on business rates reform are falling flat
Ahead of the government’s mooted interim report on the future of business rates due at some point this summer, Labour’s big promises of reform have fallen flat for much of UK retail.
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NewsBiggest retailers face £600m tax rise as rates reform hits
Britain’s largest supermarkets and West End shops face being hit hardest by a £600m surge in property taxes next year, according to new analysis.
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DataData: How costs will increase for retailers in the new financial year
This week marks the start of the new financial year for many and the coming into force of the big whammy of cost rises the retail sector has been dreading for months