Business Rates

Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020

Amazon’s main UK division has paid corporation tax for the first time since 2020 following the end of a ‘super-deduction’…

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Inflation holds steady at 2.2% in August

The rate of inflation remained steady at 2.2% in August, unchanged since July, yet is still above the Bank of…

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Today’s news in brief-13/9/24

Logistics UK warned that new EU fingerprint and facial recognition checks for non-EU passengers at Dover could cause delays, impacting…

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Retail industry is overtaxed, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has claimed that the retail industry is overtaxed compared with other sectors of the economy…

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Today’s news in brief-6/9/24

Burberry, a fixture in the FTSE 100 for the past 15 years, has been demoted to the FTSE 250 following…

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CBI boss calls for gov to fix ‘antiquated’ rates system

CBI CEO Rain Newton-Smith has called on the government to fix the “antiquated” business rates rules in England to boost…

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August sales jump 1% YOY despite weak back to school performance

UK Total retail sales increased by 1.0% year on year in August, against a growth of 4.1% in August 2023,…

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Today’s news in brief-12/8/24

Asda’s chair, Lord Rose, expressed embarrassment over the supermarket’s recent performance, citing a 5.3% drop in like-for-like sales and a…

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Sainsbury’s urges gov to reform business rates

Sainsbury’s and USDAW have together called on the new government to deliver on its promise to reform business rates.The call…

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Retail sales jump 0.5% in July as clothing performance improves

UK Total retail sales increased by 0.5% year on year in July, against a growth of 1.5% in July 2023,…

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