Legislation News – Page 87
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NewsPunch demands Cable meeting
Punch Taverns executive chairman Stephen Billingham has written to Vince Cable demanding a meeting after the Business Secretary’s ‘gaffe’ last week
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Analyst corner
Pub and restaurant operators will be able to manage the expected 3% rise in the national minimum wage (NMW) “without risk to margins”, according to leading analyst Douglas Jack
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Islington approves late-night levy
Islington Council in London has approved the introduction of a late-night levy (LNL), which could act as a “watershed” for other London authorities to follow
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Low Pay Commission recommends minimum wage rise
The minimum wage could rise by 3% to £6.50 an hour for adults if the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to Government gets the go ahead
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Islington late-night levy a step closer
Islington Council appears a step closer to implementing a late-night levy (LNL) at tomorrow night’s (27 February) decisive public meeting, after it emerged that its licensing committee had already approved the proposals
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NewsMP calls for Cable to stand down on pubco decision after gaffe
Business Secretary Vince Cable today faces a demand to remove himself from the decision-making process on the future of tenanted pub companies after reportedly admitting that he thought Punch Taverns had “gone bust”.
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Licensing Act ’neither fuels or cuts violence’
Staggered pub closing times introduced in 2005 via the Licensing Act have neither reduced instances of violence or increased them, an academic study has concluded
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Leahy: business rates should 'probably be scrapped'
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has added his weight to calls for radical changes to business rates, saying that the tax system should be reformed and “probably scrapped”
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NewsPubco critics attack key report on statutory code
Critics of tenanted pub companies have launched a fresh attack on a Government report that suggested the introduction of a statutory code for the sector could close up to 1,600 pubs
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NewsGovernment focused on calories, not sugar
Dr Susan Jebb, chair of the Responsibility Deal Food Network, has suggested that the Government does not intend to add new pledges around sugar or fat reduction as part of the initiative
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NewsFears expressed over alcohol licence fee hikes
Industry bodies fear pubs could face huge hikes in their licence fees after the Home Office launched a public consultation on a move from centrally-set to locally-set fees
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NewsCosta MD to spearhead high street revival plan
A new Government-backed plan to revive the UK’s high street, spearheaded by Jason Cotta, managing director for UK retail at Costa, is set to be revealed, reports M&C Report’s sister publication The Grocer
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NewsHealth groups urge Osborne to keep duty escalator
An umbrella group representing health alcohol campaigners has written to Chancellor George Osborne urging him to resist industry calls to abandon the alcohol duty escalator
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Government to examine more frequent rates revaluations
The Government has confirmed that it will look at whether business rates revaluations should occur more frequently and also examine the valuation methods
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Twenty regions become 'alcohol action areas'
The Home Office has named 20 towns, cities and regions of the UK to be “local alcohol action areas”, where there’s a special focus on partnership work to reduce alcohol-related problems
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NewsMPs continue to press Government on VAT
MPs from regions with large tourism industries have continued to press Government ministers on the impact of VAT on tourism and hospitality businesses, following a debate on the issue in Parliament earlier this week
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Home Office launches licence fee consultation
The Home Office has opened a public consultation on a move from centrally-set to locally-set licence fees
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NewsBorel still confident of VAT cut
Industry VAT campaigner Jacques Borel has told M&C Report that his optimism about the likelihood of securing a VAT cut for the sector has not diminished despite Treasury minister David Gauke appearing to reject the idea yesterday
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Scotland plans alcohol licence fee changes
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has given a cautious welcome to plans to make some changes to the alcohol licence fee structure in Scotland
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NewsGovernment has 'no plans' for tourism VAT cut
The Government has “no plans” to introduce a VAT cut for the tourism sector, according to Treasury minister David Gauke, who also said reducing VAT to 5% for catering services could cost the Exchequer between £9bn and £10bn per year