All Fraud articles – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen duty calls
The black market in booze and fags is booming. The Grocer joined Customs, police and Trading Standards…
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NewsHMRC to 'turn off taps' on black market booze
Revenue & Customs is preparing to brief ministers on a raft of new measures to crack down on duty fraud, according to a top HMRC boss.
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NewsHMRC 'not making progress on duty fraud'
Co-operation between the industry and HM Revenue & Customs has brought “no tangible success” in combating alcohol duty fraud, according to the National Audit Office.
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HMRC moots plans for duty stamp on beer
Duty stamps on beer could be introduced under new plans to tackle alcohol fraud being weighed up by Customs officers, The Grocer has learned. HMRC has asked major brewers for their opinions about a range of measures to tackle the…
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Crackdown on illegal booze lifts wholesale
Wholesalers across the country have reported improved alcohol sales as HMRC’s clampdown on rogue traders in the supply chain begins to bite.
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NewsEastenders directors face new asset freeze
The Court of Appeal last week suspended restraint orders issued against the directors of Eastenders in December - but the Crown Prosecution’s fight is far from over. The Old Bailey will hear a fresh application for restraint orders…
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NewsACS calls on Chancellor to deliver retail-friendly Budget
Retailers are piling pressure on the Chancellor to deliver a Budget that protects the future of local shops and puts them at the heart of the UK’s economic recovery. The Association of Convenience Stores said it was lobbying George Osborne with a series of policy proposals ahead of next month’s Budget.
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Eastenders directors win court appeal
It’s business as usual at Eastenders Cash & Carry Plc after directors Avtar and Kulwant Singh Hare won an appeal to remove the court-appointed receivers.
Lord Justice Hooper, sitting at the criminal division of the court of appeal,… -
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Eastenders depots in HMRC dawn raids
Eastenders Cash & Carry has shut all six of its depots following police and HMRC dawn raids last week. One eyewitness told The Grocer how officers surrounded and stormed Eastenders’ Birmingham depot at 7am last Tuesday.
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NewsExtra funding given to fight tax evasion
The FWD has welcomed an announcement in the Comprehensive Spending Review that HMRC will receive a £900m cash injection to help it fight tax evasion, including alcohol duty fraud. By giving HMRC more funding the government said it hoped…
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Comment & OpinionLucky dip or double dip
For politicos, pundits and number crunchers, yesterday’s Comprehensive Spending Review was a dream.
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NewsHMRC cuts ‘will hand millions to fraudsters’
The government risks creating a duty fraudsters’ paradise if it scales back HM Revenue & Customs, the FWD has warned.
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Beer doesn’t need duty stamps, claim brewers
New figures from HM Revenue & Customs showing beer duty fraud has fallen prove there is no need to put duty stamps on beer, brewers have claimed.
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FWD leads duty stamp calls despite brewer opposition
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has called for the introduction of duty stamps on beer to combat duty fraud, provoking fierce resistance from brewers.
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Wholesalers face duty fraud raids by Customs
Customs officers are conducting surprise swoops on wholesaler depots as part of a new offensive in HMRC's war on alcohol duty fraud, The Grocer has learned.The latest crackdown was part of a 'revised alcohol strategy' recently given the...
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NewsBRC warns Whitehall: We need cuts, not taxes
The British Retail Consortium has called on the coalition government to focus on spending cuts over tax rises, amid fears that retailers could be hit by a rise in VAT.
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Industry blasts NICE's 50p/unit pricing plan
Proposals to introduce a minimum price on alcohol will not solve Britain's binge-drinking culture and could lead to an explosion in duty fraud, industry campaigners have claimed.
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NewsACS wants Whitehall rethink on duty fraud
The Association of Convenience Stores is calling for the government to radically rethink its policing of alcohol and tobacco duty fraud.
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New powers give Customs right to demand duty fines
A crackdown on duty fraud will force any business caught handling black market tobacco or alcohol to cough up the missing tax.
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Customs given powers to impose duty fines
A crackdown on duty fraud will force any business caught handling black market tobacco or alcohol to cough up the missing tax.