All The Budget articles
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NewsPre-budget tariff cut move ‘won’t curb inflation’ says FDF and NFU
The government last Friday confirmed it would press ahead with already-maligned proposals to remove tariffs from more than 100 everyday food items
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NewsAsda tracker shows families’ spending power crashing ahead of budget
Asda says financial squeeze was being felt the most by low-income households
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NewsAct now or face rising food prices, BRC warns Chancellor ahead of budget
The Chancellor must act swiftly to stem the tide of rising food prices, industry chiefs have warned this morning ahead of tomorrow’s budget
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NewsSupermarkets grab bigger slice of food spend as diners ditch restaurants
Grocery gained share from hospitality as cost pressures pushed consumers towards value, convenience and eating at home
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Aldi x Lidl, budget hopes and falling fibre fans
Lidl and Aldi are now in competition with each other, rather than their full line rivals, as Tesco is taken to task on preservatives, and Andy Burnham explores different options for the UK’s relationship with the EU
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NewsConsumer confidence ‘tumbles’ ahead of autumn budget
Consumer confidence in the state of the economy dropped for the third consecutive month in October
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Comment & OpinionCan Food Nation 2040 overcome ‘disagreement across the board’?
Billed as the next chapter in the food strategy process, and overseen by IGD, Food Nation 2040 aims to build a coalition of industry, government and NGOs that will decide a framework of action on priority areas
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the food and retail industry needs from the budget
New CPI inflation figures this week prompted last-ditch food industry calls for the government to help by delivering a much-needed cost-cutting budget on 28 October
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NewsFood giants urge PM to scrap new junk food measure ahead of budget
In a letter to Andy Burnham ahead of next week’s budget, companies including Asda, Coca-Cola and Mars warned the proposals would lead to major cost increases across a huge range of products
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NewsScrap failing plastic tax in budget, demand supermarkets and manufacturers
With days to go before the budget, trade bodies say the time has come for the PRN “plastic tax” to be canned altogether
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: EasyShop, Asda and budget concerns
EasyShop’s Stelios Haji-Ioannou is confident, but the likes of Amazon have struggled to establish a foothold in grocery
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Comment & OpinionEvery extra cost makes affordable food harder to deliver
After 21 years at the BRC, Andrew Opie has one parting message for policymakers: every tax, charge and regulation added to the food chain comes at a cost to affordability and jobs.
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NewsFWD welcomes warehouse tax u-turn but warns rates burden remains
Chancellor John Healey is reported to have ruled out a warehouse tax at the weekend following a backlash from retail bosses
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NewsBosses of major supermarkets meet Healey with budget demands
Executives will tell John Healey that ‘choices he makes at the end of month will determine whether more shops open or close, whether retail jobs grow or decline and whether prices rise faster or slower’
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NewsFood sales grow in September but shoppers ‘remain cautious’ as budget looms
Retail sales growth ‘remained subdued’ in September, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
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NewsM&S and John Lewis bosses set out budget demands for Chancellor
M&S chief Stuart Machin said he had written to John Healey directly ‘to set out what needs to change’
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NewsHelp public by helping retail, BRC urges Chancellor
A poll for the BRC found 89% of UK adults wanted John Healey to focus on the cost of living
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NewsRetailers ‘fighting costs with one hand tied’, warns BRC
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson urged Chancellor John Healey to help consumers by pulling back from increasing business rates in Budget on 28 October
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NewsFuel cost support urged as diesel prices breach £2/litre mark for first time
Supply chain organisations have warned the soaring cost of diesel will drive food price inflation
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NewsRetail paying 72p per £1 in business taxes, finds BRC analysis
The BRC and UKHospitality called on Chancellor John Healey to remove high street retail and hospitality businesses from the business rates high-value multiplier in the budget