ALMR wants VAT rise postponed
20-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
A trade group is calling for the government to postpone the increase in VAT back to its normal rate at the end of this year by "at least a month". In...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Chancellor should use the Budget to delay the VAT rise by a month as well as freeze duty on beer, says ALMR.
Darling faces £242m tax black hole from pub closures
18-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
The government is facing a black hole of £242m in lost tax revenue due to pub closures since the last Budget - and the figure is set to get worse,...
BPF launches website to help deal with tax "choas
02-Apr-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched a website to track the "chaos" caused by the scrapping of business rate relief on empty...
13-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
The Wetherspoons boss says the company paid £190m in tax, and made £17.3m after tax, for the six months to 25 January.
Pub closure rate has not peaked, warns Neame
25-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore
Calls for the government to ditch the duty escalator and bring in fairer taxation on draught beer reached fever pitch today at a lively meeting in...
Now's your chance
19-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
We need your help, now! That's the message from disgruntled licensees to Alistair Darling. Drinks trade groups have secured a meeting with the...
MPs launch enquiry into impact of tax increases on wine and spirits' market
13-Feb-2009
An enquiry into the impact of tax changes on the wine and spirits' market is set to take place this month as businesses cut jobs as a result of...
Licensees' stories to be heard at Darling meeting
12-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensees will have their voices heard at a potentially groundbreaking meeting with Alistair Darling before the Budget. For the first time in at...
Vimac posts £3.3m loss
10-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team
Vimac, the north-east operator of gastro-pubs and nightclubs, has reported a loss before tax of £3.3m in the 52 weeks to 29 March 2008. The company...
06-Feb-2009 By John Harrington
Hosts who pay a flat-rate VAT will not see their tax rate fall despite the cut in VAT last November, it has emerged. Licensees who registered for a...
Huge jump in calls to FSB helpline
26-Jan-2009
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has seen a 214 per cent increase in workers seeking advice on employment issues and redundancies. The jump...
At least £1k on rates at 6,705 pubs
12-Dec-2008 By Gemma McKenna
At least one in seven pubs face an additional £1,000 or more on their business rates under new plans. Currently 6,705 pubs will be hit by...
09-Dec-2008 By John Harrington
Enterprise Inns chiefs mounted a strong attack on tenants buying outside the tie when they gave evidence to MPs in the pubco inquiry. They accused...
Enterprise chief reveals licensee tax scandal to MPs
09-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has told MPs that some of his company's licensees buying outside the beer tie are also committing tax...
BBPA: Whisky tax changes should apply to whole sector
26-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has met with Treasury officials this morning to argue for "fair treatment" on the measures announced in...
Fury as tax hikes hammer trade
25-Nov-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
The future of Britain's pubs has been put at risk by the staggering eight per cent alcohol tax rise, according to a leading trade group. In his...
07-Nov-2008 By Roger Protz
If British brewing is to recover from its worst crisis since the 1930s, the Government must take action soon, says Roger Protz.
Luminar banking on a busy Christmas
30-Oct-2008
Late night operator Luminar is hoping that its core 18 to 24 year-old market will put their worries aside this Christmas and enjoy the party season....
On-trade beer sales continue to plummet
27-Oct-2008 By James Wilmore
Beer sales in pubs, bars and restaurants dropped 8.1 per cent between July and September year-on-year, new figures have revealed. The British Beer...
Fresh bid to prevent higher tax
25-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
A trade group has stepped up the fight against the health lobby's push for even higher taxes on alcohol. The British Beer & Pub Association...
ALMR highlights rising tax burden on pubs
01-Aug-2008
The rising tax burden on pubs has been highlighted by a new study from the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) claiming this weekend...
Show beer duty on till receipt, says MP
10-Jul-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Nigel Evans introduces bill on tax in Parliament Pub till receipts should state how much the customer pays in tax — to highlight how much things...
10-Jul-2008 By John Harrington
Pub till receipts should state how much the customer pays in tax — to highlight how much things like alcohol duty hit people in the pocket. That's...
Marc Allinson: Solutions to the trade's ills
22-May-2008
As a follow on to my previous blog about the way in which society is being picked apart, which I admit is very negative, I would like to offer some...
Marc Allinson: Losing the great in "Great Britain
16-May-2008
Everyone seems to remember how much better things were when they were young. Unfortunately I agree. We are now living in a state where life is more...
Hamish Champ: A bugger of a Budget
17-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
As I feverishly rang various pubco bosses last Wednesday afternoon for their reaction to Alistair Darling's 'stability' Budget I thought back to the...
MyShout
13-Mar-2008
High duty on alcohol is not the cure for social problems - just look at Sweden, says Stephen Oliver Alistair Darling presents his first Budget this...
'Alcohol tax hike will not curb binge-drinking'
13-Mar-2008
Alistair Darling's 9.1 per cent rise in alcohol taxes will not succeed in tackling Britain's binge-drinking culture unless the government also stops...
'Darling couldn't give a XXXX'
12-Mar-2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling has been accused of "binge-taxing" by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) after ramping up tax on beer....
Pete Robinson: Binge Budgeting
10-Mar-2008
Chancellors before him have traditionally sipped from a glass of whiskey. I'm betting he'll refrain - to drive home the evils of the demon drink he's...
ALMR adds to calls for freeze on duty
14-Feb-2008
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has set out a series of proposals to ministers and MPs ahead of the Budget, which it hopes will...
05-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Over 65% of the British public are against a rise in alcohol tax as a tool to combat alcohol-fuelled disorder. The survey, conducted by ICM for the...
'Passive drinking crusade' starts here
15-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore
A top doctor has likened the health lobby's new 'war on alcohol' to the crusade against tobacco which resulted in the smoking ban.But Professor Ian...
Back to Basics: Managing your finances
14-Nov-2007
Let's be honest, talking about finance is for most of us about as interesting as watching paint dry. It¹s not why you came into business, is it?...
BII slams calls for more tax on alcohol
13-Nov-2007
Today's launch of the Alcohol Health alliance has been attacked by the BII.Twenty four health organisations have come together to launch the body,...
BBPA slams calls for alcohol tax hike
23-Oct-2007
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has hit out at health groups' calls for a 10 per cent tax hike on alcohol to tackle drink-related...
Hedging losses rise to £140m at M&B
20-Sep-2007 By Mark Wingett mark.wingett@william-reed.co.uk
The hedging loss from Mitchells & Butlers's (M&B) postponed property joint venture (JV) with Robert Tchenguiz's R20 has increased to £200m...
09-Aug-2007 By John Harrington
Government has offered tax breaks for pubs that are affected by the foot and mouth outbreak. Although there is little sign that many pubs have been...
02-Aug-2007 By Mark Wingett of M&C Report
Mitchells & Butlers has announced that it has postponed its proposed property joint venture with Robert Tchenguiz
THE AGENTS
19-Apr-2007
Graham Allman Managing director GA Select In my 35 years of pub sales experience I have never known such a vibrant market as we are witnessing now...
Bed tax on pubs ruled out by Government minister
22-Mar-2007
The Government has ruled out the possibility of implementing a bed tax, after the Lyons Inquiry this week recommended a consultation on the proposed...
21-Mar-2007
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association welcomes spirit duty freeze but says it is shocked by sparkling wine increase
Arkell's 'swamped' by red-tape deluge
11-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
Swindon-based Arkell's Brewery has complained of new regulations "swamping its management team" in annual accounts recently filed at Companies House....
What the Sunday papers said…
04-Sep-2006
Britain's bingo operators are demanding a£100m tax rebate to compensate them for lost business due to the smoking ban. Sir Peter Fry, chairman of...
01-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Another regional brewer has disclosed that a pension deficit continues to present a major issue for it. £3.8mSt Austell Brewery made a special...
St Austell says it too has pension deficit
31-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Another regional brewer has disclosed that a pension deficit continues to present a major issue for it. St Austell Brewery made a special...
Licensees serving food could face huge tax hike
24-Aug-2006
Licensees introducing food into their pubs could find themselves slapped with a huge price hike for VAT. The ruling of a recent tribunal case against...
Bed tax will impact on property prices
10-Aug-2006 By Lucy Britner
Bed tax will have a negative effect on property prices, agents have claimed. They say the controversial plan will eat into pub profits - and have a...
'Boring' checks stifle local pubs
29-Jun-2006
High-profile licensee Paul Clerehugh has voiced his support for the Morning Advertiser's Save Our Local Pubs campaign slamming his local authorities...
