Budget

UK Spring Budget – The Retail And Food & Beverage Industry Response

Here's how retail, food and beverage industry associations reacted to UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget statement.

German Farmers Converge On Berlin To Protest Higher Taxes

Farmers and their tractors converged on Berlin from every corner of Germany on Monday morning (15 January) to join a giant protest demanding a rethink of p...

Top 10 Retail Trends To Look Out For In 2023: Euromonitor International

ESM explores the top ten retail trends to look out for in 2023 , according to Euromonitor International.

Ireland Must Set Aside €1bn For No-Deal Brexit: Minister

Ireland will need to set aside at least €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in next month's budget for 2021 to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit,...

Norway To Boost Government Bond Issues To Pay For Coronavirus Lending

Norway's central bank has increased its planned issuance of government bonds this year to between NOK 70 billion (€6.7 billion) and NOK 85 billion (&e...

Tesco Committed To 'Improving The Quality' Of Polish Business, Says CEO

Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has said that the retailer is committed to "improving the quality" of its operations in Poland, in order to deve...

Ireland Prepares For The Worst With No-Deal Brexit Budget

Ireland presented a no-deal Brexit budget for 2020 on Tuesday, pledging a €1.2 billion package to keep firms afloat by allowing the state's finances t...

Germany's Scholz Eyes Higher Tobacco Tax To Plug Budget Gap: Sources

German finance minister Olaf Scholz is flirting with a higher tobacco tax to plug a multi-billion-euro gap in the federal budget and boost Berlin's fiscal...