All Legislation articles – Page 35
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CAMRA responds on beer duty row
The Campaign for Real Ale has reiterated its support for the campaign to cut beer duty for a fourth time but has called on brewers to pass the savings on to pubs.
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OpinionBig boys have craft credentials
Heineken UK managing director David Forde was appointed the new chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association at the end of last year. He tells James Wallin why the sector deserves the Government’s support and explains why he thinks the great British pub is well-placed to see off competition from any corner
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NewsBBPA brands duty backlash ‘misguided’
The British Beer & Pub Association has said a backlash by a group of multiple operators against its beer duty campaign is “fundamentally misguided”.
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Nine in 10 councils want more powers to curb pub openings
Nine out of 10 councils want to the Licensing Act to be strengthened to “help curb the saturation of communities with pubs, clubs and off-licences selling alcohol”, according to the Local Government Association.
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Unite: ‘Javid must stop dragging feet over tipping’
Trade union Unite has told the Government to stop ‘dragging its feet’ over tackling the ‘dubious tipping practices’ of major restaurant chains.
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NewsForde: Rising costs means duty cut essential
David Forde, the new chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association, has told M&C that if the Government does not reduce beer duty in next month’s Budget it will undo the impact of three successive 1p cuts.
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NewsMRO rent increase trigger to be scrapped
Business secretary Sajid Javid has said the pubs code will be amended so that the trigger for a Market Rent Only (MRO) will not be dependent on a rent increase.
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Lords discuss plan for new drink-drive limit in England
A bill calling for the drink-driving limit to be lowered in England has been given broad support in the House of Lords today, but there were calls for a full review of how the measure has affected Scotland.
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BBPA creates template to lobby on beer duty
The British Beer & Pub Association has created an ‘email your MP’ tool to allow people can lobby their local representative to push for another beer duty cut.
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Opinion
Ivell on an evolving ALMR
M&C speaks to Mitchells & Butlers chairman Bob Ivell about his new role as president of the ALMR and how the organisation has never been in a better position to be the key voice for the industry when it comes to lobbying the Government
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Government says sugar tax would need to be ‘significant’
A Government minister has admitted that only a “significant” tax on sugary drinks would have an impact on UK consumption.
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Trade bodies unite for new beer duty campaign
The chief executives of the Campaign for Real Ale, Society of Independent Brewers and the British Beer & Pub Association are to jointly call on MPs to support a 1p beer duty cut in March’s budget.
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NewsMulholland calls for ideas on tax reform for pubs
The Parliamentary Save the Pub Group has called for ideas on tax reform for pubs, ahead of its meeting with a treasury minister.
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Analysis & Insight
Chief medical officer ‘misleading public’ on alcohol
Today’s announcement that the guidelines on safe consumption of alcohol are changing with immediate effect has met with criticism from the trade and calls for more clarity on why the UK now differs so wildly from the rest of Europe on drinking advice.
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‘No closed door’ to sugar tax
New evidence supporting the introduction of a sugar tax has meant there is “no closed door” to the measure, according to a report in The Times this morning.
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Concern over rates relief reform
Trade bodies have warned that the new business rates appeal system must not derail further ‘root and branch reform of the system.
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NewsEU court rules against minimum pricing in Scotland
The prospect of minimum unit alcohol pricing in Scotland hangs in the balance after a ruling from the European Court of Justice, which stated it would breach EU laws if less restrictive tax measures could be introduced instead.
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Survey shows concern over skills and NLW for 2016
A new report by the CBI has highlighted concerns about skills shortages and the National Living wage as the key challenges for the sector going into 2016.
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Analysis & InsightCulture clubs
Each company has a unique way of instilling company values, but as the war on talent is set to intensify over the next 12 months the strength of a company’s culture/ethos is set to increasingly define the long-term winners and losers across the sector
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Analysis & Insight
The end of the tronc administration charge?
Andy Hamman, employment tax director at BDO, explores the history of the tronc admin charge, the fallout over the late summer and whether in fact this arrangement has much of a shelf life left