All Business rates articles – Page 11
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OpinionOpinion: Rates burden may force retailers online
Another Budget and another raft of bolt-on, quick-fix, placatory afterthoughts to prop up the creaking, outdated system of business rates.
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VideoWatch: Card Factory boss on impact of business rates
Chief executive of Card Factory Karen Hubbard joins the Retail Week Studio to discuss the Be Inspired campaign and the winners and losers from the business rates revaluation.
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Budget: Business rates could be reformed
Chancellor Philip Hammond has hinted that the Government will look to overhaul the business rates process, as he outlined several measures to help small businesses during today’s Budget.
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NewsSainsbury's boss Coupe slams 'not fair' business rates
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has urged the Government to overhaul its “archaic” business rates system ahead of this afternoon’s Budget.
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NewsBusiness rates: Labour ramps up pressure over reform
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell will host a roundtable on business rates today as Labour ramps up the pressure on the government to reform the system.
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OpinionBusiness rates: Under a broken system, nobody’s a winner
The renewed focus on the inequities of the business rates system in recent days brings mixed emotions to those of us who have long called for reform.
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GalleryIn pictures: 48 hours on Clapham High Street
As he chronicled the life of a south London high street, photographer Jim Grover was surprised by the frightening change that higher business rates may herald.
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NewsTrade bodies lobby Government over rates reform
A group of trade bodies, including the British Retail Consortium (BRC), have written to the Government urging reform of the business rates revaluation.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Rates reform hits high street
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon’s business rate cut versus rises for many high-street retailers.
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NewsBHS liquidator seeks business rates refund
BHS liquidator FRP Advisory has waded into the ongoing business rates debate by seeking a refund for part of a multimillion-pound bill incurred by the collapsed department store chain.
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OpinionOpinion: Rates hit high street and young firms hardest
A compromise on business rates looks possible, judging by some of the mood music from Westminster earlier in the week, but this outmoded system needs root and branch reform.
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NewsChancellor 'listening' to business rates concerns
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has indicated that he is ready to soften the business rates blow after telling Conservative MPs he was “listening” to concerns.
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OpinionOpinion: Business rates may be unfair but reality is key
It is ironic that business rates have shot to the top of the news agenda at the same time Amazon has pledged to create 5,000 more UK jobs.
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NewsTrade groups slam 'outrageous' business rates plan
A 13-strong group of trade bodies have urged a government rethink on “outrageous” plans to prevent firms appealing against business rates rises.
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OpinionOpinion: Why won't ministers listen on business rates?
If ever there was a perfect example of the Government only reacting to problems when they hit critical mass, it’s the carnage caused by its inept policy on business rates.
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NewsBusiness rates hikes could mean 'death of diversity'
Hikes in business rates for swathes of retailers could lead to a “death of diversity” on Britain’s high streets, according to a trade body.
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NewsBusiness rates top reason overseas retailers shun UK
Almost three-quarters of international retailers are opting to expand outside of the UK because of the onerous business rates system, according to new research.
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NewsToday in retail: Paphitis builds business despite ‘perfect storm’
Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis’s eponymous retail group updated on seasonal trading today – an interesting business because of its range of interests.
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NewsRates reform not needed – Mountain Warehouse boss
Mountain Warehouse boss Mark Neale has voiced his objections to industry calls for business rates reform and said it could bring unintended consequences.
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AnalysisReview of the Year: Brexit and business rates blues
Retailers have endured a perfect storm of political factors this year that have added to the challenges of doing business.