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    • Darling Delays Capital Gains Tax Decision

    • 14/12/2007
    • Alistair Darling has delayed a decision on changes to capital gains tax (CGT) until the new year, the Government announced yesterday. Final details of the CGT changes, due to come into effect in April 2008, were expected to be announced before Christmas.
     
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    • Food Prices Rising at Highest Rate for 14 Years

    • 11/12/2007
    • The Office for National Statistics have reported that food prices have risen to their highest for 14 years and are currently running at more than three times the rate of inflation.
     

    • Government to Review Alcohol Advertising

    • 10/12/2007
    • Ed Balls, Secretary of State for children, schools and families, is planning to review the advertising of alcohol in an effort to address the problem of binge drinking among the young.
     

    • Supermarkets Admit Dairy Price Fix

    • 07/12/2007
    • Supermarket firms Sainsbury's and Asda, along with a number of dairy firms, have admitted to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that they were part of a dairy price-fixing group.
     

    • Alcohol Test Purchasing Rolled Out Across Scotland

    • 05/12/2007
    • Alcohol Test Purchasing will be carried out across the whole of Scotland from today. 16 year old volunteers will attempt to buy alcohol from licences premises in an attempt to reduce underage sales.
     
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    • Become a Campaign Champion

    • 03/12/2007
    • When was the last time you wrote or spoke to your MP? For the majority of c-store retailers the answer is never. This represents a massive wasted opportunity for our sector to influence Parliament and Government.
     

    • New Tobacco Sanctions Debated in Parliament

    • 30/11/2007
    • Plans to introduce a negative licensing system for retailers were yesterday debated in Parliament. The Government plans to introduce the new sanctions for retailers who repeatedly sell tobacco to children in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.
     

    • ACS: "On The Spot Fines for Shop Theft Are Not a Deterrent"

    • 29/11/2007
    • ACS has called on Government to undertake an urgent review of fixed penalty notice policy. Following the publication of statistics that show that in 2006 the number of fixed penalty notices issued to shop thieves increased by 75%.
     

    • ACS Makes Case on National Minimum Wage

    • 28/11/2007
    • ACS has given face-to-face Evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) as part of the latest consultation on the National Minimum Wage. ACS has made a number of written submissions emphasising the impact any increases have on local shops.
     
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    • Sheringham Rejects Tesco Superstore

    • 26/11/2007
    • Councillors from North Norfolk district council have taken a unanimous decision, by a vote of 17-0, against a recommendation from their officials to approve a 1500 sq metre Tesco store in Sheringham.