Budget

Bailiffs visit 310 premises a day over business rates, study finds

Councils across England are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over business rates arrears, new figures show. The investigation…

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Primark founder Arthur Ryan dies aged 83

Budget fashion chain retailer Primark has announced its founder and chairman Arthury Ryan has died at the age of 83,…

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Businesses rates to better reflect property value under new law

Business rates payers in England will have bills that more accurately reflect current property values under new legislation introduced by…

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Aldi sees double digit sales growth in March

Budget supermarket Aldi saw sales increase by 10.6% for the 12 weeks to 24 March 2019, according to new figures…

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Shops, pubs and restaurants to get £500m tax reprieve

Small firms on England’s embattled high streets are set to share in half a billion pounds worth of tax cuts…

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Retailers left waiting for rates discounts as deadline approaches

Businesses in England were promised millions of pounds in support by the chancellor last October but, less than two weeks…

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Digital Services Tax extended to include 2% ‘Amazon tax’

High streets government minister, Jake Berry, has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a “2% tax on…

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West End retailers face £45m rates hike in April

Retailers located in London’s West End are set to face a £45m rates tax increase in April, according to a…

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Online retail tax could be unlawful under EU rules, Treasury warns

The government has said taxing online giants, like Amazon, through a sales tax could be illegal under EU rules. Under…

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Aldi posts ‘record’ Christmas sales

Budget supermarket chain Aldi has has reported sales of almost £1bn for the month of December 2018, 10% higher than…

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