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FWD urges register to beat booze duty fraud
Wholesalers wishing to sell alcohol should be registered to help curb duty fraud a problem that is believed to be costing the Exchequer more than £1bn a year in lost revenue.
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NewsDuty fraud results in 40% booze sales loss
Angry wholesalers are demanding the government takes drastic action to combat duty fraud and have released figures to show the "devastating" impact the worsening problem is having on their businesses.
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Saturday Essay: We need more action on alcohol duty fraud
That's why the Federation of Wholesale Distributors is urging HMRC to use its powers to tackle the issue, says James Bielby
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MacFarlane urges duty fraud action
Stella boss Stuart MacFarlane has called on the government to crack down on the growing problem of alcohol duty fraud. The UK boss of AB InBev said that although he thought HMRC was under-resourced, it should carry out more raids to seize...
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How alcohol duty hikes hit the Exchequer
The last alcohol duty increase cost the government more than £25m in tax revenue on wine alone, The Grocer can reveal. And with duty fraud increasing, it can no longer rely on successive above-inflation duty hikes not to impact on sales and jobs...
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How alcohol duty hikes hit the Exchequer
The last alcohol duty increase cost the government more than £25m in tax revenue on wine alone, The Grocer can reveal. And with duty fraud increasing, it can no longer rely on successive above-inflation duty hikes not to impact on sales and jobs...
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The £4bn duty fraud scandal
The Government has announced new plans to crack down on duty fraud on beer. But it has also increased duty on cigarettes and alcohol - a move wholesalers fear will exacerbate the problem. So what can be done to stop the duty fraudsters, asks Peter Cripps
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Beer duty fraudsters hit cash & carry sales
Cash & carries have revealed that sales of leading beer brands were down by up to 90% in the run up to Christmas - because of duty fraud.Carling and Foster's were the brands most affected by retailers buying cheap beer from duty fraudsters,...
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Criminals find new way to avoid duty
Wholesalers were plagued by a return of widespread duty fraud to the beer market at Christmas as crooks circumvented tougher rules on duty drawback.Several leading wholesalers have revealed that their trade was hit by a rise in the...
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Wholesalers say... New duty fraud laws are working
'It's a positive start' Cash & Carry operator?The problem we have in this area is that the people carrying out these duty frauds are organised criminals and will try to find a way around the law or move onto something else,...
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Wholesalers say... new duty fraud laws are working - Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalers Almost three-quarters of wholesalers believe new legislation introduced by the government at the last Budget to curb duty fraud on beer has had a positive effect. However, the rather gloomy news is that 71% are not...
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Reader survey - alcohol legislation
Almost three-quarters of wholesalers believe new legislation introduced by the government at the last Budget to curb duty fraud on beer has had a positive effect. However, the rather gloomy news is that 71% are not convinced the positive effects...