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Aug- 2018 -29 August
Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates
In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…
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29 August
SRC calls for tax breaks and scrap for online and out-of-town levy
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called upon the government to reassure them that it will make no tax increases…
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2 August
Businesses with over 50 employees asked to publish gender pay results
A report by the business, energy and industrial strategy committee has called on government to ask businesses publish gender pay…
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2 August
Over half of UK businesses braced for revenue drop due to Brexit
Over half of UK businesses believe Brexit will trigger a drop in revenue in 2019 according to new research by…
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2 August
Scotland sees ‘disappointing’ retail sales rise
Scottish government figures have found that retail sales in the country have risen by 0.3% between April and June compared…
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Jul- 2018 -23 July
Committee finds retailers ‘poor’ at regulating fur sales
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has found that retailers, local authorities and Trading Standards have been “poor at…
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23 July
HMRC proposal to access taxpayers’ bank accounts in secret ‘condemned’
An HMRC proposal that would have allowed secret access to taxpayers’ bank accounts has been condemned as an “unreasonable invasion…
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20 July
Inquiry into BHS directors could be reopened
The inquiry into the former directors of BHS could be reopened following the discovery of new information by the Financial…
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17 July
Sir John Timpson to advise government on high street future
Sir John Timpson has been appointed to chair a panel of experts to advise on how to improve the future…
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11 July
Alternative Oxford Street ‘transformation’ announced
Westminster City Council has announced plans to “transform” – though not necessarily fully pedestrianise – Oxford Street after scrapping the…
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