Business Rates
This coverage examines business rates and their impact on the UK petcare industry, focusing on cost implications for retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and supply chain operators. Pet Gazette reports on government policy changes, relief schemes, and sector responses, alongside analysis of how business rates influence store profitability, investment decisions, and expansion plans. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights to manage financial pressures, plan strategically, and adapt to evolving taxation policies.
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Apr- 2020 -9 AprilRetailers
BIRA fight โanomalyโ in government grant funding
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is highlighting an โanomalyโ in government grant funding meaning small independent retailers could be missing out on ยฃ15,000 Covid-19 cash. According to real estate advisory firm Altus Group almost 3,700 small shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants could miss out on the money. An early…
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Mar- 2020 -30 MarchGovernment & Legislation
The minimum wage increase is about to hit – and it beggars belief
As if to bang the final nail into the coffin himself, we can only assume the Treasuryโs top man, chancellor Rishi Sunak, refuses to give ground on the next wave to crash over the retail and hospitality industries. I am talking of course about the increase in the National Minimum…
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20 MarchVeterinary
BVA calls on government to support veterinary practices
The BVA has written to the government asking them to include veterinary practices in their support of businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The plea follows Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiling of a ยฃ350bn package of measures, including rates relief and grants to support retail and hospitality businesses affected by the…
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19 MarchEconomy
Bira welcomes temporary abolition of business rates in Scotland
The Scottish Governmentโs move to temporarily abolish business rates in a bid to minimise the impact of coronavirus has been welcomed by the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop MSP has unveiled a new economic package to the Holyrood Parliament in response to coronavirus, including 12 months…
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18 MarchVeterinary
BVA issues updated Covid-19 guidance for vets
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued new guidance for the veterinary profession amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The association said that every practice should now be carrying out individual risk assessments, and consider whether it is โappropriateโ to continue with routine consultations. According to new guidelines, practices should also practice…
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13 MarchBusiness
BIRA welcomes increased support for SMEs amid coronavirus crisis
The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has welcomed the Chancellorโs emergency package to help small retail businesses amid the coronavirus crisis. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget on Wednesday (11 March) which included a ยฃ30bn package to help the UK economy respond to the coronavirus. He…
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11 MarchBusiness Bites
ROUNDUP: Business rates holiday announced by chancellor Sunak
In his maiden budget, the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a ยฃ30bn fiscal stimulus package to help combat the impact of coronavirus on the British economy including a one-year total suspension of business rates for small retail, leisure and hospitality businesses. Headline measures include: A ยฃ12bn plan to provide…
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10 MarchBusiness
Calls for โdiscretionary business rates reliefโ amid Coronavirus outbreak
Colliers International has called on the UK Government to consider and to fund a system of โdiscretionary rate reliefโ for businesses impacted by the Coronavirus. The commercial real estate company said this is one of the measures that could โalleviate business painโ in this weekโs Budget. It added that against…
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9 MarchBusiness
Bira issues five point plan to โSave Our Shopsโ
A five-point plan to โSave Our Shopsโ (SOS) has been issued by Bira, the umbrella group of the Pet Product Retail Association. Itโs the key feature of Biraโs forthcoming manifesto which focuses on what can be done to better support independent retail businesses and minimise the burden on them. Bira…
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Jan- 2020 -9 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyoneโs undoing?
Itโs not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle ofย Marks & Spencerย blaming its poor Christmas trading results partly on an oversupply of skinny jeans for men. Apparently customer surveys revealed that the high street bellwetherโs ranges were โtoo oldโ the…
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