All Government policy articles – Page 167
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Comment & OpinionBlue sky thinking
The BRC’s ideas on reforming business rates have certainly produced a few curveballs - but will they fly?
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NewsBRC’s ‘radical’ business rates review floats green tax plan
Retail leaders have urged the government to consider “radical” alternatives to business rates, including replacing them with a new energy tax based on businesses’ energy efficiency.
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NewsBlight-resistant GM potato developed in UK trial
Potatoes are at the centre of a new debate about GM technology in the UK, sparked by news of a successful trial of a blight-resistant variety of genetically modified potatoes.
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NewsHook attacks FSA's proposed clampdown on raw milk
The nation’s biggest seller of raw milk has criticised the FSA for failing to take his sales into account.
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NewsWrap reacts to Defra cuts by seeking charity status
Supermarket bosses have warned that government cost-cutting could derail efforts to tackle food waste.
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NewsAre cracks forming within the 'nutty' anti-sugar brigade?
The scientist leading the campaign for a big cut in sugar intake has admitted it had resulted in “hysterical” headlines…
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NewsBelow-cost booze ban not fit for purpose, warns FWD
A ban on ‘below-cost’ sales of alcohol has been labelled “not fit for purpose” by alcohol wholesalers.
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Comment & OpinionPricing floored
The below-cost crackdown is not the same as minimum unit pricing - though you could be forgiven for being confused…
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NewsBelow-cost alcohol rules take aim at super-discounting
A 440ml can of 4% ABV beer will cost no less than 41p, under new rules aiming to crack down on below-cost selling of alcohol.
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NewsAlcohol industry promises sponsorship code with teeth
The alcohol industry today launched what it promised would be a sponsorship code “with teeth” as it looked to fend off calls from the health lobby for government regulation.
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Comment & OpinionA bumpy ride
As if the European Commission didn’t have enough on its plate with the reform of the CAP, it recently decided to tackle commodity speculation…
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Comment & OpinionE-cigs: Agreement breaks out
The unthinkable has happened – the government has announced not one but two new policies around smoking that everyone in the industry and anti-smoking groups are all in favour of…
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NewsE-cigarettes face under-18 sales ban
The government is set to ban the selling of electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18 amid concerns that children are taking up e-cigs and being drawn into smoking.
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Analysis & FeaturesCould collaboration finally crack duty fraud crime?
Industry and government taskforce just one of several measures to ‘heavy’ duty fraud…
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NewsNo evidence for soaring obesity, NOF lobbyist Tam Fry admits
Campaigners who claimed the UK faced soaring obesity admitted they had “no evidence” to back up a ‘doomsday scenario’.
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NewsDH wants new Deal to tackle unhealthy food promotions
The government has given retailers and suppliers a “short window” to agree a voluntary clampdown on promoting HFSS.
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NewsTax high-sugar products, says Responsibility Deal chief
High-sugar products should be hit with a new tax, a senior figure behind the government’s Responsibility Deal has said.
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NewsMinimum wage hike would hit small businesses, trade warns
Trade associations have warned chancellor George Osborne that above-inflation increases in the national minimum wage will hurt small businesses.
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NewsJoint taskforce guns for alcohol duty fraud
A new joint taskforce has been launched in a bid to tackle alcohol duty fraud.
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NewsWest Country beef and lamb win protected food status
West Country Beef, West Country Lamb and Anglesey Sea Salt have gained protected EU status…