Legislation News – Page 94
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NewsCalorie labelling at 5,000 fast food outlets
Health minister reveals the figures in Parliament as she vows to “inject new energy” into the Responsibility Deal, saying: “Public health will never be improved just from Whitehall”
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Blackpool EMRO 'could open floodgates'
Blackpool could “open the floodgates” to early morning restriction orders (EMROs) being implemented elsewhere, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) Autumn Conference heard
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Milton Keynes votes against late-night levy
Milton Keynes council has voted against plans to introduce a late-night levy
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Trade associations launch business rates campaign
A range of trade associations have joined together to launch a campaign on business rates called ‘Better Rates for Pubs’
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Restaurant groups accused of avoiding tax
A number of restaurant companies have been accused of using the controversial Eurobonds scheme to reduce tax payments, as part of an investigation by The Independent
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Councils call for review of outdated licensing system
Local businesses need to be freed from outdated and complex licensing rules and needless red tape, council leaders are warning
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Premises licence fees 'could rise 10-fold'
Operators should prepare for 10-fold increases in premises licence fees, a leading sector lobbyist has warned
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Labour 'would add regulations on healthy food'
Operators can expect new regulations forcing them to serve healthier meals if Labour gets to power, according to Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) strategic affairs director Kate Nicholls
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Business rates increase could cost sector £58m
Following the Office for National Statistics’ announcement earlier this week of RPI of 3.2% for September 2013, the ALMR believes that the licensed hospitality industry may be hit with an increase in business rates which could cost the sector up to £58m.
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NewsCable 'won't be intimidated by scare mongering' over pubco action
Business Secretary Vince Cable has told Parliament that he will not “be intimidated by scare mongering” over the introduction of a statutory code and adjudicator in the tenanted pub company model
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Harrow cancels EMRO
Harrow Council cancelled its early morning restriction order (EMRO) hearing, due on 10 October, thereby terminating the EMRO process
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More than 3k hospitality staff paid below minimum wage
A total of 3,277 workers in the hospitality sector were found to have been paid below the national minimum wage (NMW), and action taken against their employers, during 2012/2013
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Duty shortfall costs more than £1bn pa
Shortfalls in alcohol duty payments are costing the Treasury more than £1bn a year, according to latest estimates from HM Revenue & Customers
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Neame issues statutory pubco code warning
Statutory regulation in the pub company model could “stifle investment, crush job growth and curtail entrepreneurialism”, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chair Jonathan Neame has warned
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NewsBorel admits mistakes but vows to continue VAT fight
VAT Club campaigner Jacques Borel has admitted making mistakes, but vowed to continue to lead the campaign for a lower rate of VAT for hospitality businesses
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Gaming machine maximum prize limits to rise
The prize limit for Category C gaming machines has increased from £70 to £100, after the British Beer & Pub Association and Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers lobbied for the rise
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NewsVAT Club fined for late VAT payment
Jacques Borel’s VAT Club has been fined £9,201 for late payment of VAT
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Pub companies urged to review e-cig policies
Anti-smoking campaigners are urging pub operators to keep their policies on electronic cigarettes under review as controversy grows around the devices, which deliver nicotine without burning tobacco and produce vapour rather than smoke
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Parliament to debate pubcos
A debate in Parliament on the leased pub company business model is to take place on Monday (14 October)
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Cineworld agrees to sell two Picturehouses
Cineworld “reluctantly intends” to sell its Picturehouse sites in both Aberdeen and Bury St Edmunds after the Competition Commission confirmed its earlier view that the company must sell one of its cinemas in each of three parts of the country