Lovely Jubilee: Hospitality Welcomes a Royal Boost as Revenues Predicted to Rise
Three fifths (60 per cent) of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in particular businesses in the hospitality sector in the UK are expecting to see…
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Sector Responds to Chancellor’s Cost of Living Announcement
The government has been urged to act swiftly to help businesses experiencing “acutely painful “ trading times following the Chancellor’s statement yesterday (May 26 ,…
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Chancellor Must Do More to Support Struggling Businesses, says Scottish Licensed Trade Association
Yesterday’s (May 26) announcement by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlining measures to address the rising cost of living is good news for struggling families but…
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Top Ten Business Insolvency Prevention Tips
Dealing with financial distress is often very challenging. The impact can be minimised if early planning and advice is sought. Simon Underwood, Business Recovery Partner…
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The Queen’s Speech- Disappointing for Business Rates
“This week’s Queens’s Speech was disappointing in the least -particularly in terms of what was announced concerning business rates.” says John Webber, Head of Business…
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Thousands of UK firms expected to unite against Visa and Mastercard to contest excessive corporate card payment fees
A class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard on behalf of a large number of claimants will be launched imminently. Harcus Parker, a UK commercial…
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Greene King Pub Partners Launches Interactive Toolkit to Help Licensees Grow their Businesses
Greene King Pub Partners has launched a new interactive toolkit to help its licensees grow their businesses. Called ‘Pub Power’, the digital interactive toolkit has…
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Online Sales Tax Early-Stage Consultation
The UK government has published an early-stage consultation to explore the arguments for and against an Online Sales Tax (OST). It follows concerns reported by businesses of a potential tax imbalance between in-store retailers and online.
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Next Step in Keeping Business Costs Down – Digitising the Supplier Order Process with Choco
By Alex Kiely, General Manager of Choco UK (https://choco.com/uk/) The UK food industry has a real appetite for tech. It’s adventurous. Many of us know…
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BBPA Calls for Permanent Business Rates Reform in Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has responded to the All-party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) Business Rates Inquiry, calling for long overdue reform that reduces the disproportionate burden paid by pubs and brewers.
Read more...Colliers waves a red flag over the government’s technical consultation on business rates
The latest consultation setting out how the government intends to implement measures it set out in its business rates review at the end of October is totally “underwhelming” according to business rates experts
Read more...Consumer Spending Slows in January as Restrictions and Rising Living Costs Hampers Hospitality and Travel
Consumer card spending rose 7.4 per cent in January compared to the same period in 2020 – the smallest uplift since April 2021 – as several sectors were hampered by Plan B restrictions, inflation, and rising energy costs.
Read more...Latest Business Rates Appeals Figures Reveal Record Number of Cases Resolved by the VOA
Latest CCA business rates appeals figures (to end December 2021) show the VOA has had the highest ever success rate in resolving checks and challenges since the list began on April 1st, 2017.
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Business Secretary Urges Councils to Distribute Omicron Grants as Businesses Suffer
The Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has instructed councils to speed up their distribution of emergency Covid grants worth up to £253 million after the high street
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SLTA Says Phased Return to Work Will Rejuvenate City and Town Centres
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Scottish Government that the working from home guidance is to be eased from January 31
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