All Policy & legal articles – Page 143
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NewsBusiness secretary blasts Labour's business rates reduction plan
Michael Fallon has said Labour’s plans to cancel a corporation tax cut to reduce business rates for small firms is like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”.
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NewsPressure mounts on Chancellor George Osborne to tackle business rates
Chancellor George Osborne faces pressure to tackle business rates in his Autumn Statement next month, as Labour plans to freeze business rates for small retailers if it comes into power.
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NewsBond Street retailers to save £66m in business rates
Luxury retailers on London’s Bond Street will save a total of £66m on their business rates bills as a result of the Government’s decision to postpone the revaluation for two years to 2017, it has emerged.
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OpinionComment: Only Government can deliver fairness on business rates – not councils
As much as political reshuffles are hyped in the media as hugely important, most people know it’s a case of ‘meet the new boss, same as the old boss’.
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NewsHigh streets minister urges local authorities to improve commercial focus
High streets minister Brandon Lewis has called for local authorities to think more commercially and invest in their town centres.
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NewsInflation eases to lowest rate in more than a year
Inflation eased to 2.2% in October, falling from 2.7% in September as prices eased across fuel and education fees.
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NewsBRC urges Chancellor to commit to business rates reform in Autumn Statement
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged the Chancellor to commit to reforming the business rates system in December’s Autumn Statement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Government's business rates delay sparks retail anger
A delay to the Government’s next rates revaluation has angered retailers and property professionals alike, with many believing it will lead to more pain on the high street.
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NewsHigh Streets Minister calls Grimsey review 'a load of crap'
The newly appointed High Streets Minister Brandon Lewis has lambasted Bill Grimsey’s independent review of the high street, calling much of the report “a load of crap”.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers avoid the legal pitfalls surrounding pop-up shop leases?
Pop-up shops allow retailers a temporary bricks-and-mortar presence with low overheads to see how their goods sell in a physical shop or in a new location.
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NewsGovernment back-to-work scheme ruled as legally flawed
The Government’s ‘back-to-work’ schemes, which came under fire last year when an undergraduate was made to work for Poundland for free, are legally flawed, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury's Mike Coupe on picking a fight with Tesco
We’ve all got rather used to supermarket price wars. But there’s a new fight we’re going to pick.
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NewsSainsbury's takes ASA ruling over Tesco's Price Promise to judicial review
Sainsbury’s is to take the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling over Tesco’s Price Promise to judicial review after claiming its own-label products are better quality than the competition.
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NewsGrimsey calls for dedicated high street minister at retail inquiry
Former Focus DIY boss Bill Grimsey has made renewed calls for a dedicated minister for town centres and urged for joined-up thinking between local authorities and the Government.
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NewsStruggling small shops 'subsidising supermarkets' after rates revaluation delay
Former Focus DIY boss Bill Grimsey has slammed the Government’s postponement of the business rates revaluation, claiming it favours supermarkets while hitting smaller retailers hard.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on business rates, Boots and HMV
Retail news round-up October 29, 2013: Business rates revaluation postponement hits smaller retailers hardest; Boots establishes Smokers Anonymous clinics at over 500 stores and HMV revamps online presence with new site launch
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NewsBRC takes business rates fight up a gear as it hires adviser
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has appointed Ernst &Young to step up its bid to reform the business rates system.
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NewsBoxpark founder takes pop-up business rates plea to Westminster next week
Boxpark founder Roger Wade is set to speak to government next week to encourage it to waive business rates for pop-ups.
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NewsFrench Sunday trading rules threaten stores' future, Kingfisher warns
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has warned that the DIY giant could be forced to close stores in France if the Government there refuses to amend “incoherent” Sunday trading laws.
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OpinionComment: Retailers shouldn't be shy about making money
Previously my political comment has been restricted to the odd jibe at “who ate all the pies” Prescott, Mr Nasty Piece-of-Work Gordon, my coalition colleagues Wishy-Washy and Flip-Floppy Nick.