UK Retail Faces Business Rates Overhaul: Who Wins and Who Loses?
In a bold move set for April 2026, UK retailers brace for a significant overhaul of business rates aimed...
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Iceland Boss Calls Out Chancellor’s Inheritance Tax on Farmers, Advocates Online Sales Tax Reform
Iceland's managing director, Richard Walker, has criticized Chancellor Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax on farmers, despite previously supporting her new...
Retailers Call for Overhaul of Apprenticeship Levy
Lead: Retail giants like John Lewis, Tesco, and M&S are demanding a major overhaul of the Apprenticeship Levy, branding...
Retail Sector Disappointed as Calls for Reform Ignored
**Lead:** Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget has come under fire for neglecting retailers' business rates burden, which could result in...
Tesco CEO Advocates for Youth Employment Reform and Launches New Apprenticeship Scheme
Tesco CEO Ken Murphy urges the government to prioritize youth employment, calling the apprenticeship levy "restrictive and impractical." Tesco...
Superdrug CEO Calls for Apprenticeship Levy Reform, Launches ‘Rise Up to Level Up’ Campaign
Superdrug CEO Peter Macnab calls for reform of the government's apprenticeship levy, claiming it would promote social mobility and...
UK Business Groups Urge Sunak to Reform Business Rates System
In a joint statement, the CBI and 41 trade associations call on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to overhaul the business...
Tesco Advocates for Apprenticeship Levy Reform to Boost Retail Sector Opportunities
Tesco predicts that a reform in the Apprenticeship Levy could result in 8,000 new apprenticeships annually within the retail...