Enlargement, Von der Leyen: Membership based on merit. Rama: We will not ask for a discount

15:16 03/11/2022 After the “Berlin Process” summit, a conference was held between the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, the EC President, Ursula von der Leyen and the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama. One of the issues that were asked was the enlargement of the European Union. Von der Leyen said that the membership process is … Read more

Now it’s ‘Shop Out to Help Out’: Business call for scheme similar to last year’s restaurant discount

Now it’s ‘Shop Out to Help Out’: Business call for scheme similar to last year’s restaurant discount drive to encourage shoppers back to the High Street as Covid restrictions are eased Save the Street is campaign group backed by Mary Portas and Charlotte Tilbury  Shop Out to Help Out would give customers 50% off independent … Read more

Morrisons to extend 10% discount for NHS amid nurses’ pay row

Morrisons to extend 10% discount for NHS amid nurses’ pay row – despite profits more than halving By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 March 2021 Morrisons has vowed to extend its 10 per cent discount for NHS workers until the end of the … Read more

Donkey discount on a Dacia: Oddball items offered in part-ex for cars

Dacia donkey discount and Subaru speedboat saving: Used car dealers name some of the strange items (and animals) buyers have offered in part exchange UK second-hand car dealers were surveyed about items offered by customers to sweeten deals on motors Part exchanges are common in transactions, but usually involve another vehicle Most dealerships demand that … Read more

People smuggling gangs offer Christmas discount of £300 a head to migrants

People smuggling gangs offer a ‘Christmas discount’ of £300 a head to migrants wanting to cross the English Channel to Britain illegally The UK Border Force prepares for a surge in crossings over the festive period Intelligence reports suggest average costs for migrants around £500 to £1,000   Means illegal crossings now available for less than … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out discount scheme cost taxpayers £849million – 70% over budget

The soaring cost of Eat Out To Help Out: Rishi Sunak’s discount scheme to help pubs and restaurants cost taxpayers £849million – 70% OVER its £500million estimate – after 49,000 firms claimed for more than 160million meals in August The Treasury estimated that the scheme would cost £500million in total But it overshot the mark … Read more

Give tax discount for green homes, Eon tells Ministers

Homeowners who make properties more energy efficient should pay less council tax and stamp duty, UK boss of energy giant Eon tells Ministers By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 14 November 2020 Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient should pay less council … Read more

Revolution Bars sees sales rise 188% thanks to Chancellor’s discount scheme

Chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme helps Revolution Bars to an August sales surge – and it will continue offering discounts this month But, bar group warns that 11 of its sites may not reopen any time soon Social distancing rules and rental costs making trading tough for businesses  AIM-listed Revolution saw its share … Read more