All Policy & legal articles – Page 186
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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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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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OpinionRetail surgery: Have the rules changed again on what Google AdWords we can buy?
Have the rules changed again on what Google AdWords we can buy?
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OpinionRetail surgery: A customer is pursuing a claim against us after a kettle broke and hot water scalded her. Must we defend the claim, or is the maker responsible?
A customer is pursuing a claim against us after a kettle broke and hot water scalded her. Must we defend the claim, or is the maker responsible?
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NewsInconclusive election was ‘almost as bad as Lehman Brothers’
Store groups’ sales collapse after inconclusive election spooks shoppers
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OpinionWhy we must get everyone online
Get more people to interact with government online and save billions, says Martha Lane Fox
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NewsNational Insurance rise scrapped, new Government confirms
The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition Government has this afternoon confirmed it will scrap part of Labour’s planned rise in National Insurance.
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OpinionGuiding the guidelines
Two recent examples of draft guidelines relating to ecommerce show why retailers must be prepared to lobby if they don’t want to be stuck with unworkable rules.
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Opinion
Retail blues
Plenty of big retail names were out for David Cameron’s appearance at the Fashion Retail Academy, but as ever Philip Green stole the show.
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NewsRetailers among firms fined £225m for tobacco price fixing
Nine retailers are among 12 businesses fined £225m by the Office of Fair Trading for collusion on tobacco prices between 2001 and 2003.
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NewsGordon Brown: retailers will thrive under Labour
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set out his election stall for the retail industry in an exclusive article for Retail Week addressing issues such as the controversial planned National Insurance rise.
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OpinionGordon Brown: Labour’s manifesto for retail
Even though the economic recovery is in its infancy, I can already sense confidence is coming back to the high street - a tribute to the innovation, dynamism and competitiveness of Britain’s retail sector.