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Duty rise ‘threatens future of UK’s gin distillers’
1 day ago · Gin has enjoyed a renaissance (pic:Terry Murden) Cost pressures that are troubling pubs and breweries have spread to the nations G&T brigade as a triple-whammy of duty hikes, tax rises, and spiralling business costs are forcing distillers to shut down.
Weak outlook as firms expect further fall in trading
6 days ago · Businesses are expecting a “significant fall” in trading over the next few months that could put more jobs at risk and further undermine the government’s growth plans. The CBI said there was “widespread” pessimism across the private sector as …
6% of pubs and restaurants considering closing – Daily Business
3 days ago · The Chancellor’s tax and wage increases from April could force 6% of Scotland’s pubs, restaurants and hotels to close. A survey by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) reveals that many will reduce their opening hours and cut back on staffing, while others are considering calling it a ...
London seeking ways to stock up – Daily Business Magazine
Dec 31, 2024 · Quiz Clothing is expected to leave the stock market by the end of January Further action will be necessary to halt the exodus of companies from the London Stock Exchange, says TERRY MURDEN The year ended with yet another company announcing it was leaving the London Stock Exchange, sending another warning to the City that, […]
Oxbridge corridor boost puts rest of UK on alert
4 days ago · Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to deliver “Europe’s Silicon Valley” in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor that will boost the UK economy and lift confidence, but could widen the north-south economic divide. Ms Reeves’ plans are expected to turbocharge the UK economy by up to ...
Headline makers: ones to watch in 2025 – Daily Business Magazine
Jan 2, 2025 · Paul Thwaite – chief executive, NatWest (Royal Bank of Scotland) Paul Thwaite was promoted to the top job in February to replace Alison Rose following her ‘debanking” misjudgement, and is blessed with the stars finally beginning to align for the bank after its long recovery from the 2008 financial crash.. He told a global banking summit last month that the bank is likely to pursue an ...
All Content - Daily Business Magazine
Dec 16, 2024 · A floundering Labour leader is helping John Swinney paper over the cracks in government, says TERRY MURDEN Before an audience at the Playfair Library in Edinburgh on Monday First Minister John Swinney set out the damage and disarray that would follow if the budget bill failed to get through parliament.
170 hospitality firms call for business rates action
Oct 21, 2024 · Chris Wayne-Wills is among the signatories to a letter to the Chancellor. Some of the biggest pub groups, cafes and restaurant chains in the UK are calling on the Westminster Government to avoid huge numbers of failures by taking immediate action …
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