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    • Speculation Develops over Alcohol Duty Rise in Upcoming Budget

    • 14/06/2010
    • Commentators have speculated that the Budget will include further increases in alcohol duty today, with one newspaper suggesting that the Chancellor will impose a second 5% duty rise when he delivers the emergency budget on the 22nd June.
     
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    • Claim Your Music Licensing Refund from PPL

    • 07/06/2010
    • Retailers will finally be able to claim their music licensing refunds over the next couple of days after PPL confirmed that they will be sending out Claim Forms and guidance notes to all existing licensees today.
     

    • Cable Outlines Plans To End Excessive Regulation

    • 04/06/2010
    • The Government has announced plans that will support business by reducing the increasing amount of regulation. Vince Cable, Business Secretary, committed to reopen Britain for business.
     

    • Welsh Bag Tax Will Hit Local Shops Hardest

    • 03/06/2010
    • As the Environment Minister publishes the detail of long held plans to impose a ‘bag tax’ on Welsh consumers, ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) have expressed concerns about the impact the tax will have on local and high street shops.
     

    • Limits on Number of Licenses Would Threaten Local Shops

    • 02/06/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has warned that local shops could close if proposals announced today by NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) to limit the number of alcohol licences in a given area became Government policy.
     

    • New Government pledges support for business

    • 01/06/2010
    • Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Vince Cable have spoken about their plans for helping businesses. Cutting red tape and making it easier to start a business are key priorities in transforming the economy.
     
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    • ACS Urges Government to Fill ID Vacuum

    • 25/05/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has expressed its concerns about the implications of the Government’s decision to scrap ID cards following today’s Queen’s Speech, where the coalition has set out its legislative agenda.
     
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    • Tesco Back Minimum Pricing After Government Alcohol Commitment

    • 21/05/2010
    • Tesco Chief Executive, Terry Leahy reiterated the company position minimum pricing on alcohol on an article in today?s Daily Telegraph. His comments come after the coalition Government confirmed plans to ban below cost selling in England and Wales.