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Government’s rejection of an online sales tax shows they have failed to understand the devastation on our high streets says Usdaw
06 December 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the Government to reverse their rejection of an Online Sales Tax, after BBC research lays bare the scale of the devastation our high streets have suffered. Usdaw has long called for this measure to help rebalance taxation between online and in-store retail and was supported by many retail businesses.
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Government rejects an Online Sales Tax - Budget measures on business rates are only a sticking plaster says Usdaw
17 November 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply disappointed that the Government has today rejected an Online Sales Tax, which would help rebalance taxation between online and in-store retail and was supported by many retail businesses.
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Save our shops by levelling the playing field with an online sales tax says Usdaw, as retailers face huge business rates increases
19 October 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw is again calling on the Government to introduce an online sales tax, which would rebalance the taxation of the retail sector between online and in-store retail, as high street firms across England are facing a £2.7 billion tax surge next year after inflation jumped further, with £800 million falling on retailers.
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Rachel Reeves' pledges to make the minimum wage a genuine living wage and revive our high streets welcomed by Usdaw
26 September 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s address to Labour’s annual conference by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP; including commitments to reform the minimum wage to take account of the cost of living, along with reviving our high streets.
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A new vision to secure a bright future for the Welsh retail industry welcomed by Usdaw
17 June 2022
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed a new vision to revitalise Wales’ retail sector launched by the Welsh Government that could lead to better pay and conditions, greater job security, improving career progression and a commitment to creating a skilled future workforce.
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Save our shops by levelling the playing field with an online sales tax says Usdaw
20 May 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw has today responded to a Government consultation on the introduction of an online sales tax as a means to rebalance the taxation of the retail sector between online and in-store retail.
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Queen's Speech: Government continues to fiddle around the edges of a crisis on our high streets says Usdaw
10 May 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw has reacted with disappointment at the small measures proposed by the Government in the face of a long-running crisis in the retail industry. The union, along with many major retailers had called for fundamental reform of business rates funded by an online sales tax.
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Retail employers combine with Usdaw to lobby the Chancellor for lower business rates funded by an online sales tax
06 May 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw has joined forces with major retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Coop, along with retail representative bodies, by writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling on him to cut the ‘Shops Tax’.
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Save our Shops: Usdaw delegates back business rates reform and a review of parking charges in town and city centres
03 May 2022
Usdaw’s Annual delegate Meeting at Blackpool’s Winter gardens have today backed a call for the reform of business rates and a review of parking charges, both of which are damaging high street retailers in their battle against online competitors.
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Welsh Labour Conference 2022: Usdaw calls for a retail recovery plan to help save our shops
11 March 2022
Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members and officials attending the Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno this weekend. Usdaw will be raising its deep concern at the growing crisis facing the retail sector in Wales.