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Analysis & InsightIndustry welcomes MPs calls for beer duty freeze
Britain’s brewing and pub industry has welcomed renewed calls from MPs for a freeze in beer duty in the 2014 Budget
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NewsMinister advises police of EMRO and late-night levy 'benefits'
A Government minister has written to all police and crime commissioners in England and Wales to advise them of the “benefits” of early morning restriction orders (EMROs) and late-night levies
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Government rules out total ban on zero-hours contracts
The Government will not pursue an outright ban on zero-hours contracts but will look to prohibit “exclusivity contracts” that stop people working for other companies
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NewsPubco critic MP to oversee code decision
The new Government minister charged with overseeing proposals for a statutory code in the pubco/tenant relationship is an outspoken critic of pub companies
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NewsBBPA agrees partnership with Northern Ireland trade body
The British Beer & Pub Association has signed a partnership deal with Pubs of Ulster. The BBPA said the move will enable the organisations to coordinate campaigning and representation work
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BISC chair’s letter to Cable
BISC chair Adrian Bailey writes to Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, urging to stop delaying and get on with introducing a statutory code for pub companies
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NewsMPs urge Cable to 'act now' on statutory pubco code
An influential committee of MPs has written to Business Secretary Vince Cable urging the Government not to delay in introducing a statutory code of conduct for the pubco/tenant relationship
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Cheltenham next for late-night levy
Cheltenham Borough Council has become the second local authority in England and Wales to approve proposals for a late-night levy
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Nottingham eyes late-night levy
Nottingham City Council is considering introducing a late-night levy, a move that could cost local pubs £446,000
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Opinion
Pubco action will be 'proportionate and targeted'
Writing for M&C Report’s sister title Publican’s Morning Advertiser, consumer affairs minister Jo Swinson explains the Government’s decision to delay its response to the consultation into a statutory code for the pubco/tenant relationship until the New Year
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Government decision on pubco reform delayed
Business minister Jo Swinson has admitted that the Government’s decision on the introduction of a statutory code in the pubco/tenant relationship will be delayed
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NewsPubco reforms 'could close 1,600 pubs'
Plans to legislate in the pubco/tenant relationship could close up to 1,600 pubs, according to a report prepared for the Government. The report from London Economics says the UK probably has c6,000 too many pubs and a “sustainable number” would be about 45,000
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NewsBBPA: Compelling case for freeze of beer duty in 2014
Benet Slay, chief executive of Carlsberg UK and British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) board member, has told The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) that there is a “compelling case” for a further freeze on beer duty in 2014
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NewsSector called upon to help revive UK high streets
The Government has turned to the eating and drinking-out sector to help it revive the UK’s high streets
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Analysis & InsightDrinkers still not keeping count on alcohol consumption
Government and health bodies’ attempts to persuade consumers to think about how many alcohol units they are consuming appear to be failing, with the vast majority of UK adults admitting that they don’t keep track, according to new consumer research
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Batchelor: We need more migrant workers
Lance Batchelor, the outgoing chief executive of Domino’s Pizza Group, has called for more immigrants to be allowed into the UK because too many British people do not want the work that is on offer
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Blackpool defers EMRO hearing again
Blackpool Council has deferred a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order (EMRO), which was due to take place from today until Friday, 13 December, after the licensing trade highlighted procedural irregularities in the pre-hearing procedure
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NewsThree in four pubs to benefit from rate cut
M&C Report outlines reaction from industry figures and other experts to the announcements in the Autumn Statement
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NewsRate relief promised for vacant high street premises
The Government is to halve the business rates for businesses that operate vacant high street premises for two years under a system called re-occupation relief, Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement today
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Challenge looms over first EMRO
Local authorities have been making “dreadful procedural errors” and could face legal challenges from the trade over the introduction of early-morning restriction orders (EMROs) and late-night levies (LNLs), trade bodies have claimed.