The British Independent Retailer Association (Bira) has said it is ‘pleased’ the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a 50% business rates discount for one year in his Autumn Statement today (Wednesday, October 27, 2021). The discount, which is worth up to £110,000 for retail and hospitality businesses, was one of several pledges made by
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Commenting in response to the Chancellor’s Budget,delivered on Wednesday, March 3, the Horticultural Trade’s Association (HTA) issued the following statement: “Optimism that Covid will be beaten sees the country moving into recovery and it is good news for horticultural businesses that the support they need, in the form of the extension to the Furlough scheme,
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Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget, Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “The Chancellor has listened to many of our concerns and we welcome the extension of key business funding schemes. Action to support the retail industry will be vital to reviving the economy – including business rates relief, restart grants and
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered the new budget on Wednesday March 3, saying that “an important moment is upon us, a moment of challenge and of change” for the UK. Mr Sunak admitted that we are facing one of the longest and most sustained economic shocks the UK has ever faced, at a cost of over
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has expressed disappointment that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s mini-Budget does not directly help retail business owners. Mr Sunak announced a raft of further measures to support the recovery of the economy following the coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, July 8. Features of the Budget included a job retention bonus scheme; a
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is calling for the Treasury to set up an emergency business fund to help those affected by coronavirus. The plea comes as part of Bira’s statement to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of the Budget statement on March 11. Bira is calling for a number of measures to support small
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