The Scottish Government has announced a new levy on major retailers in its Scottish Spending Review 2011, published yesterday.
Date:
Thu, 22 Sep 2011
Source:
Scottish Government
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The proposals announced yesterday are to introduce a new public health levy to tackle the cost problems associated with alcohol and tobacco through a business rates supplement paid by large retailers of both tobacco and alcohol from April 2012.
The Scottish Spending Review 2011.
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