Taxation

Chancellor to propose £900m rates relief plan for smaller retailers

Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a rates relief for retail SMEs and relax town planning rules on the…

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Business rates could be changed to help retailers, says Greg Clark

Secretary of state for business Greg Clark has admitted that business rates could be changed in order to help high…

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August footfall down 1.6% despite some retail park growth

Retail footfall dropped by 1.6% in August despite seeing rare retail park growth in the East and South West of…

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Booksellers Association tells Amazon to ‘pay a proper share of taxation’

The Booksellers Association (BA) has called for Amazon and other online retailers to be given a taxation overhaul, after it…

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BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…

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H&M profits plunge 22% prompting price cuts

H&M has reported a 22% drop in profits before taxation for the first half of the year, with its CEO…

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March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years

Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no…

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Retail footfall takes a hit with Scotland showing sharpest decline

Footfall in January decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a deeper decrease than the rate seen for January 2017, according to…

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