All Legislation articles – Page 36
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NewsMulholland: ‘I can work with BBPA’
MP Greg Mulholland has told M&C that the new umbrella group for pubco reform campaigners is willing to work with the industry towards common goals.
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NLW to cost companies c£1bn
The National Living Wage is set to cost companies around £1bn when it comes into force next April
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VAT campaigner says sector will have to wait for reform
The head of the Cut Tourism VAT campaign has said it will be several years before there is any possibility of tax reform for restaurants and pubs.
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Plans to save pubs from developers win parliamentary support
Labour MP and shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher is the latest MP to show his support for the agent of change principle, legislation which could protect pubs from closing due to noise complaints.
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Marston’s signs deal to distribute Warsteiner in UK
Marston’s has signed a contract to become the sole distributor of Warsteiner German lager in the UK.
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NewsBorel admits VAT Club is over
Veteran tax campaigner Jacques Borel has told M&C the withdrawal of support by JD Wetherspoon spells the end for his VAT Club.
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Employers ‘unprepared’ for National Living Wage, Government warns
A majority of Britain’s employers are risking legal action by failing to prepare for the introduction of the National Living Wage next year, the Government has warned.
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Camden votes to introduce levy
Camden Council has voted to introduce a Late Night Levy from 28 April.
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NewsFines for pubs code breaches up to 1% of turnover
The Government has suggested setting the maximum penalty for a breach of the pubs code at 1% of the total UK turnover of the pubco.
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Second part of pubs code consultation launched
The Government has released the second part of its consultation into the pubs code, which concentrates on fees, enforcement and other areas of the code.
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EC launches investigation into McDonald’s tax deals
The European Commission has opened an investigation into McDonald’s tax deals with Luxembourg.
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One year on Scottish drink driving changes “catastrophic”
The chief executive of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association has told M&C that one year on from the change to drink driving laws the effect on the sector north of the border has been “a catastrophe”.
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NewsLords push for MRO to go into second bill
The deadline for the first part of the pubs code consultation has been extended, while the peers have called for the Market Rent Only option to be enshrined in a second piece of legislation.
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NewsNeame: Sector has evolved without pubs code
Jonathan Neame, the outgoing chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association, has said the way market forces have already reshaped the tenanted pub sector shows why the pubs code was unnecessary.
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Autumn Statement - sector reaction
Trade bodies and operators have responded to the measures announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement yesterday.
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Ten years on and “no free-for-all” from Licensing Act
The Licensing Act, which celebrates its 1oth anniversary today, did not result in the “catastrophic outcomes” predicted a decade ago, experts have said.
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New report shows extent of pubs’ tax burden
A new report has shown that out of 67 sectors, the pub trade has the second highest business rates bill – six times higher than justified.
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Trade bodies demand fairer deal on rates
Industry bodies have joined forces to demand a fairer deal for pubs on business rates in next week’s Autumn Statement.
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Analysis & InsightSlee: This is a seminal moment for pubs code debate
Punch representative Andy Slee was one of the panel for a heated debate on legislation of the pub sector at last week Tenanted Pub Company Summit. Here he sums up his views and why he hopes the debate was a “seminal moment” in the acrimonious relationship between the sector and pubco reform campaigners.
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Guildford to lift CIA
Guildford will be the first town in the UK to remove its Cumulative Impact Area because the “profile of the town has changed”.