Rishi Sunak news and analysis – Page 26
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NewsCoronavirus: wholesalers and suppliers struggle with loss of bar and restaurant sales
Chancellor Rishi Sunak tabled a £330bn bailout for businesses impacted by the outbreak including pubs and restaurants
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NewsCoronavirus: SMEs risk ‘falling between the cracks’ of new government measures
SMEs have urged the government to increase measures to help them survive the coronavirus outbreak
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NewsRetailers welcome Chancellor’s £3bn business rates rescue package
Previously rules on state aid have prevented bailouts for bigger companies
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NewsMedia Bites 18 March: Chancellor/Business rates, Supermarkets/Coronavirus, Compass
Rishi Sunak has announced state loan guarantees worth £330bn along with a further £20bn of financial handouts to help struggling businesses cope with the rapid spread of coronavirus, including a one-year break from business rates.
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2020: Who were grocery’s big winners and losers?
The specific measures in Rishi Sunak’s first budget were a mixed bag for grocery
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NewsCoronavirus: Emergency measures will give supermarkets a ‘key role’ in fighting virus
Ministers are set to press the button on changes including allowing supermarkets to share data to try to avoid food shortages
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NewsFoodservice wholesalers predict tough months as coronavirus threatens hospitality sector
Wholesalers have told The Grocer the picture is already bad for many of their customers
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NewsMedia Bites 12 March: Budget, Morrisons, PepsiCo/Rockstar
Rishi Sunak announced the biggest budget giveaway for almost 30 years yesterday
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Comment & OpinionBudget shows ministers are not underestimating the impact of coronavirus
If ever there was a Budget not intended for the “long term” this was it
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NewsBudget 2020: The key takeaways for the grocery industry
The era of austerity is definitively over after Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a Budget full of spending commitments, but the specific measures were rather more mixed for the grocery industry
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NewsMedia Bites 11 March: Coronavirus, Budget, Unilever
Sales of both freezers and frozen food have surged in the UK amid panic buying by Britons worried about the spread of coronavirus.
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NewsBusiness rates system means poor regions are subsidising London, claims BRC
In its latest call for radical reform in tomorrow’s Budget, the BRC said the government’s own figures showed the scale of …
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Comment & OpinionCoronavirus: industry needs sensible support from politicians, not soundbites
Matt Hancock’s reassurance was short-lived as Defra was forced to play catch-up on industry talks
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NewsMeasures to protect ATMs and access to cash to feature in Budget
Plans could include a more effective system of moving cash around the country
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Comment & OpinionCan a land value tax save the high street?
There are easier and better solutions to the business rates conundrum
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Analysis & FeaturesCan a land value tax save the high street?
Opponents would rather see swift reform of the existing system, reducing the burden for retailers
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NewsIndustry calls on chancellor to rethink plans for plastic tax
In a letter to the Chancellor, the FDF warned the planned tax was a ‘blunt approach’ which punished all manufacturers
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Comment & OpinionThe coronavirus outbreak proves we can’t put all our faith in food imports
An adviser to the Chancellor has claimed the food sector isn’t ‘critically important’ to the UK – but we mustn’t turn to 100% imported food
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NewsRed diesel ban could have ‘devastating’ impact, warn hauliers
Red diesel is used in the cold chain to run refrigeration systems on more than 50,000 trucks and lorries
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Comment & OpinionStep by step: how to un-cancel your fmcg brand on Twitter
So your food brand has been cancelled and your mentions have turned into an evil hate swamp. What now?