Business and Other Briefings
BIS: A simple new health check to help local business people spot early signs of decline in their High Street has been launched by Business Minister, Mark Prisk. The ‘Healthy High Street’ guide is the first of its kind: a practical aid to help local businesses, councils & community organisations spot the early warning signs and prevent further degeneration.
BIS: New plans to streamline development consents regimes for businesses in order to encourage development & stimulate economic growth have been announced by the Government.
Responding to Adrian Penfold’s review of non-planning consents, business minister Mark Prisk and planning minister Bob Neill said the Government will take immediate steps to free developers from burdensome regulation. It will also make sure that those responsible for these consents are sharing best practice.
Responding to Adrian Penfold’s review of non-planning consents, business minister Mark Prisk and planning minister Bob Neill said the Government will take immediate steps to free developers from burdensome regulation. It will also make sure that those responsible for these consents are sharing best practice.
BIS: Business Secretary Vince Cable has launched a call for evidence (closes on 3 December 2010) to inform the Government’s forthcoming Trade White Paper. The White Paper will examine Britain’s trade & investment policy in the light of changing domestic, EU & global developments, and set out the Government’s analysis, vision & strategy for the next 5 years.
The purpose of this Revenue & Customs Brief is to expose draft legislation which amends the Partial Exemption and Capital Goods Scheme regulations, to invite comments on it and to provide an explanation of the changes.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reviewed its policy on the treatment of business entertainment provided to overseas customers in the light of the European Courts of Justice (ECJ) judgment in the joined case of Danfoss and AstraZeneca (Case-371/07).
