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Shoppers could soon be paying for goods with a new state backed-digital currency as the Treasury and the Bank of England launch a ‘central bank digital currency’ (CBDC) taskforce.

Shoppers could soon be paying with ‘Britcoin’ as government launches state-backed crypto task force

April 20, 2021

Shoppers could soon be paying for goods with a new state-backed digital currency as the Treasury and the Bank of England launch a ‘central bank digital currency’ (CBDC) taskforce. The…

An online sales tax in the UK will now not be seen until at least autumn as the government delays making any decisions for six months.

Sunak to delay ‘Amazon tax’ for at least 6 months

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March 22, 2021

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An online sales tax in the UK will now not be seen until at least autumn as the government delays making any decisions for six months. Many expected the online…

Deliveroo’s share price has continued to divebomb since its public debut as a damning new report suggests it could drop a further 40 per cent.

Deliveroo picks London for hotly anticipated IPO as Sunak set to loosen listing rules

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March 4, 2021

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Deliveroo has picked London to launch its hotly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) thanks to new measures announced in yesterday’s Spring Budget. Deliveroo’s IPO, expected to take place this month…

Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – M&S goes cashierless and Tesco ramps up green tech

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November 13, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: Xbox Series X customers fuming after Amazon says pre-orders may not arrive before Christmas Rishi Sunak urged to pay postage costs for small…

Rishi Sunak haThe UK government has been called on the fix a “glaring loophole” in its ‘Amazon Tax’ which has allowed the retailer to effectively avoid paying the levy.s been called on to help struggling retailers this Christmas trading period by covering their delivery costs.

Rishi Sunak urged to pay postage costs for small retailers this Christmas to “level the playing field”

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November 12, 2020

Ben Stevens

Rishi Sunak has been called on to help struggling retailers this Christmas trading period by covering their delivery costs. Non-essential retailers currently in the midst of a second national lockdown…

Digital Services Tax allowing Amazon “to avoid tax on its own sales” as business groups slam Sunak

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October 14, 2020

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The UK government is allowing Amazon “to avoid tax on its own sales” by passing the Digital Services Tax to its own traders. Amazon is being allowed to maintain its…

Deliveroo is dropping the target price of its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) as more major UK investors count themselves out.

Deliveroo warns new restrictions could have “catastrophic impact” on UK high streets

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September 24, 2020

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Deliveroo has warned that new UK restrictions could have a “catastrophic impact” on high streets only just starting to recover from the impact of lockdown. Deliveroo’s founder and chief executive…

UK government denies it plans to scrap £500m ‘Amazon Tax’

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August 25, 2020

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The UK government has denied that it plans to scrap the “Amazon Tax” following reports it was to be dropped because it would not raise enough money. The Digital Services…

Online sales tax would force vulnerable shoppers to pay “a large chunk of the COVID-19 bill”

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July 28, 2020

Ben Stevens

An ‘Amazon Tax’ in the UK would force vulnerable shoppers to “pick up a large chunk of the COVID-19 bill” according to industry experts. A nationwide online sales tax was…

A new “click & collect cash” service is set to be trialled next month in the latest efforts to ensure vulnerable communities still have access to physical money.

Contactless, Cash and Coronavirus: Will COVID-19 wipe out cash in the UK?

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July 2, 2020

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When was the last time you used cash? The most likely answer, according to numerous studies, is not since before the start of the pandemic. In October, months before COVID-19…

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Shoppers could soon be paying with ‘Britcoin’ as government launches state-backed crypto task force

Sunak to delay ‘Amazon tax’ for at least 6 months

Deliveroo picks London for hotly anticipated IPO as Sunak set to loosen listing rules

Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – M&S goes cashierless and Tesco ramps up green tech

Rishi Sunak urged to pay postage costs for small retailers this Christmas to “level the playing field”

Digital Services Tax allowing Amazon “to avoid tax on its own sales” as business groups slam Sunak

Deliveroo warns new restrictions could have “catastrophic impact” on UK high streets

UK government denies it plans to scrap £500m ‘Amazon Tax’

Online sales tax would force vulnerable shoppers to pay “a large chunk of the COVID-19 bill”

Contactless, Cash and Coronavirus: Will COVID-19 wipe out cash in the UK?

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