All Policy & legal articles – Page 163
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NewsShoppers to be hit with higher credit card bills this Christmas
Christmas shoppers could receive higher than usual credit card bills as firms are accused of increasing rates to an 18-month high to take advantage of the festive period.
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NewsAmazon blasted as "totally evasive" by Select Committee in tax hearing
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has accused etail giant Amazon of being “totally evasive” about the turnover and profitability of its UK business.
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NewsBRC urges Chancellor to freeze 2013 business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is urging Chancellor George Osborne to freeze business rates and scrap the planned fuel duty rise in a letter sent ahead of the Autumn Statement.
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NewsRetailers call for extended Sunday Christmas trading
Retailers push for longer opening hours on the Sunday before Christmas to cope with last-minute rush.
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NewsSpring Fair backs Fair Rates for Retail campaign
Spring Fair, the UK’s largest exhibition for the home and accessories trade, has lent its support to Retail Week’s Fair Rates for Retail campaign.
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NewsOctober shop price inflation jumps sharply as food prices rise
Shop price inflation jumped to 1.5% in October from 1% in September driven by the rise in food inflation as increases in commodity prices finally filtered through to the consumer.
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NewsOctober retail sales growth worst for almost a year
October delivered the worst retail sales growth for nearly a year, dampening the revival in trading recorded in September.
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NewsGovernment pressured over business rates revaluation
Retail and property leaders are today calling on the Government to reconsider its decision to revalue business rates two years later than planned.
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NewsTwo thirds of retailers warn stores and jobs will be hit if rates rise
Seventy per cent of retailers believe another business rates rise would stunt job creation and result in less investment in new stores.
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OpinionComment: Malcolm Walker on a tax that’s bad for business
Taxing corporate morale boosting events will not revive the economy.
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Business rates dubbed the 'retail poll tax'
The chair of the All Party Parliamentary Retail Group has dubbed business rates the “retail equivalent of the poll tax”.
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NewsRetail sales volumes up 'strongly' in October
Retailers reported a “strong” increase in sales volumes in October, the second consecutive month of growth.
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OpinionComment: We must ease the bumps in business rates to protect local shops
The Government in committed to seeing healthy high streets and a thriving retail sector in Britain.
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OpinionComment: The High Street: Who really cares?
This week the government have announced the formation of the Distressed Retail Property Taskforce (DRPT) to try and find ways of rejuvenating towns and cities – about time we say!
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NewsRates revaluation delay to be subject of Westminster Hall adjournment debate
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk is to lead a Westminster Hall adjournment debate in Parliament today when he will attack the Government’s proposal to delay next year’s business rates revaluation.
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NewsTaskforce created to tackle ailing high streets
Senior representatives from retail, banking, property and local government have come together to create a new taskforce that has been set up following recommendations made in the Portas Review to revive high streets.
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UK economy emerges from recession
The UK economy emerged from recession in the three months from July to September, giving retailers a glimpse of hope that consumer sentiment is climbing.
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OpinionComment: Recession should drive overseas growth
From recession to secession is more than just a direct alphabetical sequence.
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OpinionComment: Postponement of rates revaluation piles more pain on retailers
For the second time in three days, the Government has put a rates-shaped hole in retailers’ hopes that the business climate might be getting that little bit easier.
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OpinionComment: Time to say enough is enough on rates burden
Retailers faced up to a grim reality this week. They now know the financial blow they will take as a consequence of the Government’s policy to link business rates to September’s RPI.
