Greenest Drinking Cities in the UK Revealed
With growing calls to go greener due to the current climate crisis, Brits are being encouraged to make their lifestyle as green as possible where they can.
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Business
All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
Cinders Barbecues Founder to Hang Up His Boots
One of the UK outdoor catering market’s most influential business figures is preparing to ride his classic motorcycle off into the sunset, with his 72nd birthday in November 2021
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British Small And Medium Businesses Predict Strong Festive Trading Period As Payments Volumes Rise
Barclaycard Payments’ data shows quarterly SME transactions have risen by 38.1 per cent (compared to 2019) as Christmas shopping gets underway
Read more...Disappointment in Government’s Response to Consultation on Business Rates Reform in Budget 2021
The Chancellor’s response to the Consultation on Business Rates reform as outlined in the Budget today was “disappointing” according to John Webber Head of Business Rates at Colliers.
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Chancellor Announces Hospitality Business Rate Discount and Alcohol Duty Reform
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced a business rates discount for the hospitality sector as well as plans to reform alcohol duty as part of his 2021 Autumn Budget.
Read more...Why the Budget is Pivotal for the Hospitality Industry
The Chancellor will later today announce the new Budget, unveiling the plans to move the country forward after the challenges thrown at us during the pandemic.
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CBI Warns Government Budget Must Tackle a Fundamental Inconsistency in its Economic Strategy
The CBI has warned the Government against new business tax rises in next week’s Budget (and Comprehensive Spending Review) or face dampening the economic
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Over 200 Hospitality CEOs Sign Letter urging the Chancellor to Permanently keep 12.5% VAT
Leading industry figures add their support to UKHospitality’s #VATsEnough campaign
Chief executives of the UK’s best loved pubs, bars, restaurants, cafés, hotels
Read more...Why Skating Over Business Rates in Budget 2021 Will be a Mistake
The Government must not just skate over business rates when it finally responds to the consultation on business rates reform in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday
Read more...September’s CPI Rate Signals Business Rates Rises Of £1 BILLION In England Next April
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation for September, released by the Office for National Statistics this morning, determines business rate rises for the following financial
Read more...Business for Health and CBI Launch Business Framework for Health to Help Business
Business for Health (B4H) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) are launching Business Framework for Health: Supporting businesses and employers
Read more...Business Rate Reform ‘Shelved Until Later Date’ According To Reports
Business reform has been “shelved until a later date”, according to a report in The Telegraph today.
The Telegraph has reported that minimal
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Tax Rises Threaten Faltering Recovery, Say Small Businesses
Responding to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech, defending impending tax increases at Conservative Party Conference earlier this week, FSB National Chair Mike Cherry said:
Read more...Labour’s Pledge On Business Rates Just Grandstanding To Party Conference Says Colliers
Following the Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeve’s comments widely quoted today that Labour plans to “freeze business rates rise until the next revaluation”, expand small business reliefs
Read more...Business Investment Set To Be Left Behind
UK business investment is expected to decline this year despite the prospect of record economic growth, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) economic forecast.
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