Supermarket Levy Would Set Dangerous Precedent
ACS has responded to a call by 20 councils for powers to impose a new levy on supermarkets.
Councils have made this bid for new powers using the procedures laid down in the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. Under the Act Councils can submit requests for changes in national legislation or taxation to the Government, which is legally required to consider the request, although not to agree to it. A similar request made in 2013 was rejected by Ministers.
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