All Business rates articles
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Analysis
Labour’s employment plans put it on a potential collision course with retail
As Labour hangs its hat on new employment legislation to show it means business in its first 100 days in government, it could be setting itself up for a run-in with the retail industry in future
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Opinion
‘Now it’s all about the government’s follow-through on the commitments that matter to retail’
Retailers are ready to help the new government leverage their scale and reach to deliver policy goals that will benefit the industry, our economy and communities, says BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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News
Small businesses are calling on the next government to make changes to tax and business rates
Small businesses in the UK are urging the next government to overhaul policies relating to tax, business rates and international trading.
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Analysis
Manifesto cheat sheet – what are the parties promising retail?
The seven major UK parties have now released their manifestos. Retail Week has waded through the documents so you don’t have to
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News
Major retail landlord calls for rates review by next government
British Land head of asset management for retail parks, Matt Reed, has told Retail Week more needs to be done to deal with business rates.
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News
Lib Dems pledge to replace business rates system in manifesto
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to replace the business rates system with a “commercial landowner levy” as part of their election manifesto.
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News
Labour manifesto to combat retail crime and overhaul business rates
Labour is pledging laws to tackle violence against shop workers and overhaul UK business rates in its upcoming manifesto ahead of the general election.
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Analysis
Retail’s election wish list: what the bosses of Ikea, AO and more want from a new government
“We need a better approach when it comes to the coordination of policy, regulation, taxation, and alignment across the UK’s nations.”
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News
Exclusive: Theo Paphitis hits out over business rates as footfall return lifts Ryman
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has criticised the government for a “disappointing” attitude to the industry’s importance as his business achieved improved profitability.
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News
Sector left ‘bitterly disappointed’ as calls for reform once again fall on deaf ears
Currys boss Alex Baldock has slammed today’s Budget as “bitterly disappointing”, as the retail sector’s ongoing calls for reform on issues like business rates fell on deaf ears.
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News
M&S boss criticises ‘economically illiterate’ business rates revaluation
Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Machin has criticised plans to raise business rates from the end of next month and lashed out at the government’s handling of the economy ahead of today’s Budget.
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News
BRC urges chancellor to set new business rates at lower inflation levels
BRC and four other trading bodies have written to the Chancellor ahead of the spring budget urging him to align business rates rise with April inflation rates – currently at 2%.
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Opinion
‘We need a government that offers business leaders a seat at the table’
Retail needs to see joined-up government thinking that understands you cannot increase costs from every angle all at once, says the BRC’s Helen Dickinson
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News
Exclusive: Business rates and tackling crime top BRC election wish list
The British Retail Consortium is calling on the UK’s political parties to ensure that business rates are made more sustainable and that retail crime becomes a standalone offence, as it gears up for the general election this year.
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Interview
Andy Higginson on speaking up for retail at the next election
As industry veteran Andy Higginson takes his seat as the new chair of trade body the BRC, he talks to Retail Week about his desire to make the voice of a great industry heard as loudly as possible in the corridors of power.
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Opinion
‘The retail industry was largely sold out by the chancellor’
While the dust has settled on the chancellor’s autumn statement, the frustration felt by many retailers has not, says BRC boss Helen Dickinson
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News
Business rates and wage hike could send inflation soaring, warns BRC
The British Retail Consortium has warned that inflation could rocket again next year, as retailers face soaring business rates bills and the rising national living wage.
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Analysis
Retail blasts autumn statement that ‘puts final nail in coffin for high street’
Despite chancellor Jeremy Hunt hailing the autumn statement as the “biggest business tax cut in modern British history,” the response from the retail sector has been uncharacteristically direct.
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News
Retailers call on chancellor to ease business rates in autumn statement
A coalition of retailers, hospitality and leisure businesses have written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, urging him to freeze the business rates multiplier and extend existing rate reliefs.
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News
Exclusive: BRC warns ‘no town or city centre safe’ from business rates rise
The British Retail Consortium has warned that “no town or city centre in England is safe” as retail giants brace for an increase in business rates as part of the autumn statement next week.