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Labour would freeze business rates
A Labour Government would freeze business rates immediately after the next General Election, then freeze them again in 2016, party leader Ed Miliband has said today
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NewsSubway signs new salt reduction pledge
Subway has become the first quick service food retailer to commit to updated salt reduction targets under the Responsibility Deal with the Government
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NewsPubco bosses submit ‘manifesto’ to Chancellor
George Osborne received a ‘manifesto’ for the pub industry from three industry CEOs when he visited Banks’s Brewery on Monday
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Plymouth 'postpones' late-night levy
Plymouth is the latest council to reject plans for a late-night levy, although the authority stressed it’s a “postponement and not a cancellation”
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NewsMinimum pricing 'under active consideration'
Minimum pricing of alcohol “remains under active consideration”, according to Home Office minister Norman Baker
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NewsGovernment won't abolish personal licences
The Government has announced it will not go ahead with controversial plans to scrap personal licences
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Chelmsford confirms late-night levy consultation
Pubs, bars and clubs in Chelmsford will be able to submit responses to a possible late-night levy from next Thursday (27 March), as the council becomes the latest authority to consult on whether to introduce the fee
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Glass recycling target cut ‘could save pub industry £20m’
Industry figures have welcomed the Government’s decision to lower glass recycling targets
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Chelmsford considers late-night levy
Chelmsford City Council is to formally discuss the possibility of consulting on a late-night levy tonight
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NewsSector welcomes 'Budget for business'
Industry leaders and experts have given a generally positive response to yesterday’s Budget. We outline their views -
NewsNeame: let's keep our foot on the pedal
The industry “shouldn’t take its foot off the pedal” in lobbying the Government despite the very positive news in the Budget, according to Jonathan Neame, chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and chief executive of Shepherd Neame
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NewsVAT Club names 24 September as Tax Equality Day
VAT Club Jacques Borel is to stage a Tax Equality Day on Wednesday 24 September
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Drinks firms urge Osborne to act in beer duty
Drinks brands have issued a final call urging Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP to scrap the beer and alcohol duty escalators ahead of his Budget announcement tomorrow
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Property experts call Lib Dems pub measures naive
Pub property agents have criticised the Liberal Democrats’ approval of ‘pro-pub measures’ last week, claiming that they are “naive” and would be difficult to implement in practice
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Pubco critic MP elected president of Parliamentary pub group
An MP who sits on the committee that has produced highly critical reports into tenanted pub companies has been elected as the new President of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group
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NewsPublic oppose alcohol duty hikes
More than three quarters (78%) of the British public believe that pubs are important for community spirit and are calling on the Government to end duty hikes so they can continue visiting their local
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NewsMinister: 'alcopop' market will disappear
The market for “alcopops” looks like disappearing in the next few years, according to a Government health minister
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NewsAction on pubcos this Parliament 'unlikely'
It’s “increasingly unlikely” that tenanted pub companies will be subject to legislation during this Parliament, according to leading analyst Nigel Parson
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World Cup pub hours consultation opens
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is urging operators to respond to the Home Office’s consultation to decide whether to relax licensing hours during England matches in the World Cup 2014
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Blackpool formally rejects EMRO
Blackpool Council has endorsed the licensing committee’s recommendation to reject an early morning restriction order (EMRO), which would have banned the sale of alcohol after 3am within the town centre