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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
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NewsHumphreys to step down from Parliamentary Beer Group
Robert Humphreys is to step down from his role of honorary secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, M&C Report has learnt. His replacement is Dr Paul Hegarty
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NewsThink tank urges minimum wage reform
An influential think tank has called for major reform of the minimum wage that would see a greater focus on reducing incidences of low pay, saying that the minimum wage has lost its value in real terms during the downturn
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NewsMinimum wage to rise 3% to £6.50
The Government has confirmed that the adult minimum wage is to rise by 3% to £6.50 from October, a rise of 19p
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Sector asked to agree new salt targets
Pub, restaurant and cafe operators are being asked to agree more far-reaching salt reduction targets by December 2017 under the Responsibility Deal with the Government
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OFT: banks 'a barrier to alternative funding’
Banks may be hindering small and medium enterprises from accessing finance from alternative providers such as peer-to-peer lenders and on-line lending platforms, the Office of Fair Trading has warned
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NewsTwo thirds of adults support beer duty cut or freeze
The YouGov poll for the British Beer & Pub Association found that almost a fifth of workers are putting off going out to the pub until payday because they can’t afford it
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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