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VAT Club approach will not work, industry veteran suggests

30-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Leading pub sector entrepreneur Peter Borg-Neal has urged the industry to come together and find a new way of tackling the VAT burden placed on pubs.

Trade has serious worries over potentially 'unsustainable' minimum wage rise

22-Jan-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The pub trade has raised concern over a potential hike in labour costs, after Chancellor George Osborne said Britain can afford an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage.

Chancellor 'set to cap business rate rises'

04-Dec-2013 By Mark Wingett

The chancellor George Osborne is to cap increases in business rates in Thursday’s Autumn Statement in a bid to boost businesses and the High Street, according to the BBC.

BBPA asks Chancellor for business rates and beer duty help

04-Dec-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association has written to Chancellor George Osborne urging him to extend Small Business Rate Relief in the Autumn Statement.

VAT campaign: Say it ain’t so, Andrew

01-May-2013 By Rob Willock

Fresh from our successful crusade against the hated beer-duty escalator (I received my campaign medal from Hobgoblin last week), a confident pub industry can turn its collective attention to the next battleground.

Jacques Borel: Beer-duty escalator scrap is 'good sign' for VAT campaign

18-Apr-2013

The Government’s decision to scrap the beer-duty escalator is a “good sign” for the campaign to reduce VAT on the sector to 5%, the man leading the industry’s lobbying effort on VAT has said.

Autumn Statement: Pubs to save in business rates as Government increases rates holiday

05-Dec-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Thousands of pubs will continue to benefit from paying no business rates, or a discounted rate, for another year, as the Government has announced that it will extend the small business rate relief (SBRR) holiday to April 2014.

Thousands of pubs set for rates boost

31-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Thousands of pubs will pay no business rates for another year — or will see rate relief double, from October. The Morning Advertiser can reveal...

Matt Eley: How bad would Budget have been without industry campaign?

24-Mar-2011

Perhaps the most disappointing thing about the Budget was the total lack of surprise at the action on alcohol delivered by Chancellor George Osborne....

Last ditch plea for beer tax freeze

23-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney

The Chancellor George Osborne will have plenty of British beer to help him think about a freeze on beer duty today — after a special delivery from...

Budget 2011: Duty escalator to stay

23-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed in today's Budget the alcohol duty escalator will stay - meaning the price of a pint will rise by around 4p....

Osborne asks for 'bright' Budget ideas

07-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

Chancellor George Osborne is inviting the British public - including licensees - to come up with ideas for next month's Budget. A new online portal...

Caroline Nodder: Cuts will affect public's willingness to spend

25-Oct-2010

So, the axe has fallen. Our new Chancellor George Osborne got his first taste of what it's like to perform on the big political stage last week when...

Industry groups unite over call for Budget duty concession

09-Jun-2010 By James Wilmore

Three industry groups are sending a joint letter to Chancellor George Osborne urging him to consider a "compensatory" cut in beer duty if VAT is...