Chancellor’s £430m tax sting for shops – on same day that he offers a lifeline 

Chancellor’s £430m tax sting for shops – on same day that he offers a lifeline By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 The Government will this week try to halt a massive £430million tax refund to shop owners – at the same … Read more

Chancellor’s new plan is set to allow pubs and shops to hand out cash 

Propping up the bar at the Brewery Tap pub in the Hertfordshire village of Furneux Pelham, I see that a quiet revolution is taking place.  After handing over my debit card, I am presented with a foaming pint of the local Mad Squirrel Sapling ale – along with four crisp £20 notes. I am raising … Read more