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Pubs missing out on £100m rate relief
Pubs are missing out on their share in a £100m small business rates relief windfall because local councils are failing to provide up-to-date advice, a report has found
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NewsLib Dems: let tenants buy their pubs
The Liberal Democrats have committed to introducing a right for pub tenants to buy the freehold of their venue if it’s put up for sale at an independently assessed market value
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Lambeth rejects EMRO
Lambeth Council has rejected plans for an early morning restriction order, stating that the legislation needs re-examining to see if it is suitable for solving the problem of late-night nuisance from bars and clubs
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NewsVAT Club plans second day of action on tax
The VAT Club is planning to repeat last year’s Tax Parity Day to highlight the inequality of VAT on food and drink in pubs and restaurants – under the revised name Tax Equality Day
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Local authorities show little appetite to set licensing fees
There seems little appetite from local authorities for the power to set licensing fees locally “with all the administration and probable hassle this would bring”
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Trade apathy over late-night levy a 'big concern'
Apathy among the trade towards late-night levies is a big concern and a significant factor in local authorities bringing in the tax, according to a leading licensing lawyer
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Islington levy 'could jeopardise best-practice schemes'
Islington Council’s decision to introduce a late-night levy has provoked fears that it will put existing local best-practice schemes in jeopardy
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Trade urges beer duty freeze
A freeze in beer duty has emerged as the overwhelming priority for industry trade associations, ahead of this month’s Budget
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NewsMPs urge 'fundamental' reform of business rates
The Business, Innovation & Skills Committee says the current business rates system is “not fit for purpose” in a new report
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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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OpinionHow democracy works
Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, provides an update on the latest from the VAT Club and how progress is being made with politicians on some of its key points
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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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OpinionAre Scores on the Doors the future for food safety?
According to a report by Which? in some areas, more than a third of restaurants, takeaways and shops are failing to comply with food hygiene standards. Pat Perry, executive chairman at leading health and safety experts, Perry Scott Nash digs under the surface of these figures