All Policy & legal articles – Page 183
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AnalysisLocal business rates relief
The Government plans to let local authorities subsidise business rates in certain areas. Will this help stimulate local economies and reduce vacancy rates?
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AnalysisPutting a ceiling on the living wage
Retailers will seek to ensure the next rise in minimum wage is not excessive, says Liz Morrell
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NewsSome FSA responsibilities handed to Defra and DoH
Some of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responsibilities will be transferred to the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Government has confirmed.
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AnalysisDistance selling rules
Some retailers have been caught out over not refunding delivery charges when an online order has been cancelled. Where did they go wrong?
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Grocers likely to escape fines under ombudsman’s regime
Ministers lean towards naming and shaming supermarkets that infringe new code of practice instead
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NewsGovernment ignores retailers' pleas on Boxing Day trading
Retailers’ hopes that Sunday trading rules would be relaxed for the Boxing Day Sales have been dashed by the Government.
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NewsParliament to vote on VAT rise
There will be a parliamentary vote on the planned VAT rise, it is understood, following complaints from the Labour party that discussion would be limited.
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Shopworkers’ union backs David Miliband as Labour leader
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has put its support behind David Miliband to succeed Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party.
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NewsRetail recovery remains on course despite VAT rise
Leading retailers have reacted with relief to this week’s emergency Budget and are confident that it won’t derail the retail recovery.
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OpinionVAT increase will not derail retail’s recovery
Everyone in retail knows that balancing the books and getting the economy back on track is going to be vital
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NewsAsda aims to absorb VAT rise
Grocery and general merchandise giant Asda intends to shelter shoppers from the worst of the VAT rise in the new year.
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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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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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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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The scale of the problem
A Retail Week breakfast on what the coalition Government means for retailers didn’t make happy listening.