Taxation In The United Kingdom

Government consults pubs on business rates

10-Apr-2014 By Helen Gilbert

Pubs and bars are being urged to share their views on business rates in a new consultation.

Business rates changes come into effect

02-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

Changes to business rates that could see extra savings for pubs and restaurants have now come into effect.

BBPA urges publicans to check they receive business rate relief and flood support

21-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is urging licensees to check they receive their business rate relief and has issued new guidance for pubs affected by the recent floods.

Think tank urges business rates reform

06-Feb-2014 By Fiona Griffiths

Think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has called for urgent reform of Britain’s business rates system.

Star Pubs & Bars to lodge business rates appeals for lessees

27-Jan-2014 By John Harrington

Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, says it will lodge business rates appeals at c10% of its estate.

Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis rules out business rate changes

16-Jan-2014 By Michelle Perrett

Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis has told the Publican’s Morning Advertiser that the Government has no plans to change the current way of working out the business rates of pub premises.

Nottinghamshire licensee sees 60% business rate cut after pub becomes restaurant

16-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Nottinghamshire licensee has succeeded in slashing his business rates by 60% after his pub was reclassified as a restaurant.

Autumn statement: Chancellor offers business rates help for pubs

05-Dec-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Chancellor George Osborne has promised pubs with a rateable value of under £50,000 a rebate of £1,000 over the next two years.

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.

PMA readers raging about their rates

28-Nov-2013 By Mike Berry

The results are in, and they don’t make for pretty reading. Licensees that responded to our survey on business rates delivered an emphatically damning verdict on the current system and the damaging impact it is having on their pubs.

Licensees demand Govt eases the business rates burden

26-Nov-2013 By Mike Berry

Publican’s Morning Advertiser readers are demanding that the Government takes action to reduce the burden of business rates on their pubs, and simplify the system.

Parliamentary motion on business rates gets support of 60 MPs

25-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The Early Day Motion (EDM) put forward calling for a review of the revaluation process for business rates has the support of 60 MPs.

Sat Bains secures R&D tax credits from HMRC

18-Nov-2013 By Lesley Foottit

A Michelin-starred chef has successfully claimed R&D tax credits from HM Revenue & Customs in an unusual move for a restaurant.

Leisure sector being 'crushed' by tax and regulation

11-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

The leisure and sport sectors are being “crushed beneath an untenable burden of tax and regulation” and the Government is “institutionally incapable” of helping, Marston’s chairman Roger Devlin has told a conference in London.

PMA and trade associations lobby MPs to support Better Rates for Pubs

07-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) and a range of trade associations are calling for MPs to support the campaign for lower and fairer business rates.

Business rates in a state

30-Oct-2013 By Rob Willock

I’m going to step away from the thorny issue of pubco regulation this week, despite the temptation to comment on the latest moves from either side of the divide to influence the imminent Government announcement on its plans to legislate or not. Instead,...

Trade associations join forces to launch 'Better Rates for Pubs' campaign

22-Oct-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A range of trade associations have joined together to launch a campaign on business rates called‘Better Rates for Pubs’

Parliamentary motion calls for Government to extend small business rate relief for pubs

22-Oct-2013 By Michelle Perrett

MP Charlotte Leslie, vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling for the Government to extend small business rate relief for pubs beyond April 2014.

BBPA warns over small business rate relief extension

16-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

No extension to the small business rate relief (SBRR) from April 2014 could cost pubs £15m over the next year.

High street review calls for levy and 2015 business rates revaluation

04-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A new report into the future of high streets has called for a one-off levy for businesses, and for the Government to reintroduce the 2015 business rates revaluation.

BBPA lobbies pubs minister over business rates

16-Aug-2013 By John Harrington

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has proposed a series of measures to Government to lessen the burden of business rates for pubs.

One in four Star pubs secure business rates cut

08-Aug-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Star Pubs & Bars, the Heineken-owned leased pub operator, says more than one in four of its lessees has undergone successful appeals of their business rates.

BBPA: pubs should have business rates assessed annually

24-Apr-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the Government to allow pubs to have their business rates assessed on an annual basis.

HMRC clamps down on VAT returns

12-Jan-2013 By Helen Gilbert

HM Revenue and Customs is clamping down on firms that fail to submit VAT returns.

Licensees reminded to fill in tax return forms by 31 January

18-Dec-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Self-employed licensees are being reminded of the 31 January deadline for online tax returns, or face a £100 penalty.

Colliers launches e-petition against business rates revaluation postponement

07-Dec-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Property agent Colliers International has set up an online petition against the Government’s decision to push back business rates revaluations by two years.

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.

Mulholland calls for pub tax breaks in wake of Autumn statement on Wednesday

03-Dec-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, Greg Mulholland MP, has today written to the Chancellor, George Osborne ahead of the Autumn Statement on Wednesday, calling on him to recognise community pubs in the tax system.

MPs attack plans to postpone the revaluation of business rates

31-Oct-2012 By John Harrington

MPs attacked plans to postpone the revaluation of business rates during a debate in Parliament yesterday.

Business rates revaluations: the real reasons for postponement

29-Oct-2012 By Jerry Schurder

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser revealed that the Government’s proposals to push back business rates revaluations by two years would harm thousands of licensees. This was met with dismay throughout the trade. Jerry Schurder, head of rating at Gerald...

Pubs with high business rates hit as Government postpones revaluations

18-Oct-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees will have to pay their current business rates for an extra two years as the Government has announced that it is to postpone the next business rates revaluation in England to 2017.

Licensees still missing out on rates relief

25-Jul-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees who have a pub with a rateable value (RV) below £12,000 must check their bills to make sure that they are receiving small business rates relief (SBRR).

CAMRA calls for rates relief for pubs' diversity

21-Mar-2012 By Gurjit Degun

A new business rates relief should be devised for pubs that provide extra services, such as a post office or crèche, to benefit their local community.

Trade's Budget plea over pubs and jobs

15-Mar-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Industry leaders have made their last-ditch attempts to persuade the Chancellor to help save the future of the pub trade and jobs ahead of the Budget on 21 March.

Red tape fear for gaming machine duty

31-Jan-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs will face a raft of red tape under plans to change Machine Games Duty (MGD) unveiled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Tuesday.

BBPA: 'Be fair to pubs on machine game duty'

07-Dec-2011 By Adam Pescod

Pubs must be left no worse off by the new system of Machine Gaming Duty (MGD) announced by HMRC yesterday, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said.

Hospitality leaders call for business rates freeze

14-Nov-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Hospitality leaders are calling for a halt to the “unprecedented” hike in business rates planned for next year and are asking the government for a rates freeze.

Business rates to rise by £1.35bn next year

19-Oct-2011 By Adam Pescod

Businesses will have to pay an additional £1.35 billion in business rates next year as a consequence of September’s 5.6% increase in RPI announced yesterday.

Riots: HMRC helpline launched

12-Aug-2011 By Michelle Perrett

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced a single helpline number - 0845 366 1207 - to help businesses affected by the recent riots.

Confusion over rate relief disparity

06-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A Devon licensee has hit out at the business rate-relief system after he missed out on the rates holiday, extended in the Budget for another year,...

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...

New Government dampens tax hike fears

12-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna & John Harrington

The new coalition Government has moved to dampen fears of imminent tax rises in the emergency Budget, due within 50 days. The "coalition agreement",...

Pubs urged to check rateable values now

09-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Pubs should check the details of their rateable values now, before new bills come out at the start of April, warns the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)....

Sky to freeze prices until further notice

25-Feb-2010 By John Harrington

Sky charges for pubs will be held "until further notice" and won't change with the introduction of new business rate levels on 1 April. The news will be welcomed by licensees expecting a big hike in business rates.

Punch: 'beware of ratings rogues'

29-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna

Punch has warned licensees of rogue traders who guarantee large reductions in rateable values and offer to carry out business rates appeals.

More rural pubs to get rate relief

11-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

More country pubs are to benefit from rate relief when the new rates start on 1 April 2010 when the threshold is increased to £12,500.

Pub rate cuts labelled as 'spin'

26-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna

One in five pubs promised big cuts in business rates will actually get much smaller reductions in the short term. More than 450 sites will not see...

Pledge to help over rates rises

29-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Licensees facing massive hikes in their business rates are to be helped through the appeals process by trade bodies. The newly-formed Independent...

Midlands pub rates to rise by 424%

20-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna

A West Midlands pub has been hit with a 424% increase in business rates over five years following the 2010 revaluation. The Round of Gras at Badsey...

Pubs face shocking rates rises

08-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore

Pubs are facing a huge hike in their business rates from next April, with fears that some will be forced to close in the wake of the increases....