Meagre GDP Growth Not Felt By Small Businesses As Costs Mount
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by a lacklustre 0.1% in December, and by 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025, while confidence levels among small…
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Beer & Pub Association Calls For Barnett Consequentials To Be Directed To Support Scotland’s Pubs
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has urged the Scottish Government to ensure that the Barnett consequentials arising from the UK Government’s recent announcement…
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Treasury Prepares £100m Annual Support Package for Struggling Pub Sector
The Treasury is expected to unveil a financial support package worth approximately £100 million per year for the pub sector, following mounting concerns about venue…
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Tax Timebomb Poses Existential Threat To High Streets, Government Warned
Small businesses in hospitality and leisure are facing three years of business rates misery with an average 52 per cent hike in bills being piled…
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Scottish Budget: Business Rates Announcement Branded “Underwhelming”
The Scottish Budget has been branded as “underwhelming” in terms of business rates changes announced, according to Louise Daly, Head of Business Rates in Scotland…
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Small Firms Need Time to Prepare for Employment Law Changes, FSB Says
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has responded to news that the Employment Rights Bill has been granted Royal Assent and introduces major reforms for…
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Independent Shops And Pubs Are The Real Losers In The Budget / 2026 Revaluation Says Colliers
Independent smaller pubs and shops are to be one of the biggest losers as a result of the November Budget and the 2026 Revaluation, says…
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Foodservice Price Inflation Eases as Seasonal Supply Improves
Food and drink prices in hospitality fell by 0.3% in October 2025, the latest Foodservice Price Index from CGA by NIQ and Prestige Purchasing reveals….
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Pubs, Clubs and Venues in UK Cities Slammed by Hidden Business Rates Bombshell Says NTIA
Night-time economy businesses across the UK are facing a devastating financial blow from April 2026, as government business rates reforms quietly abolish the 40% Hospitality,…
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Hospitality Insolvencies Flat as Businesses Hold On For Budget Lifeline
Company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies were flat month-on-month at 265 in September 2025, and only up slightly from 262 in September…
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Stability Welcome, But Small Businesses Need Bold Action On Rates And Growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Wales has welcomed the stability in Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2026/27. It includes an uplift in overall funding…
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Pause Visitor Levy Plans, Councils Urged
Hospitality and small business leaders are urging local authorities to review their plans to implement a visitor levy amid uncertainty over the legislative process and…
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Labour’s ‘Level Playing Field’ Tax to Hammer High Streets
Government measures in England to “level the tax playing field” between high street and online retailers risk backfiring — with Britain’s largest retailers,’ leisure and…
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Over Half of UK Businesses Delaying Investment Decisions Until After the Budget
New research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals that while two in five (43 per cent) UK businesses surveyed are expecting to increase investment…
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Bank of England Delivers Fifth Rate Cut as Hospitality Sector Seeks Relief
The Bank of England has reduced the base rate to 4% following a closely contested vote that required an unprecedented second ballot, offering potential respite…
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