Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce
Business Update -November 2007
Disposal of Non-Hazardous Waste - New Rules - 30th October 2007
With effect on 30th October, new rules apply for disposing of non-hazardous waste. Liquid wastes will be banned from landfill and other waste must be treated before it can be sent to landfill.
The aim is to encourage businesses to recycle more of the non-hazardous waste that is currently thrown out and sent to landfill. Implementation of the Landfill Directive on October 30 means that any non-hazardous waste must be treated in-house or elsewhere before it can be sent to a landfill site. This could mean separating rubbish between that which can be recycled or not, or paying a waste contractor to do this.
In order to assist your businesses with these new rules I have enclosed link’s to the Environment Agency’s information pages which lists two fact sheets explaining the new rules on waste and liquid waste.
For the Environment Agency Fact Sheets – click:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/1745440/444663/landfill/1789720/?version=1&lang=_e
Impact of EU Safety Of Chemicals Regulations
British Chambers of Commerce has commissioned an article about the EU REACH regulations. The article makes sobering reading. The drive to remove or substitute substances hazardous to human health and the environment was presumed to be, mainly, the concern of chemical manufacturers. This article explores the way in which these regulations are likely to affect most businesses. To download a copy, please click://DbFiles/file622.doc
Public Consultations On Post Office Closures
If you regularly use a Post office in the course of your business, please note the following: 2nd October was the starting date for public consultations on post office closures. The Government has charged Post Office Ltd with closing up to 2,500 post offices throughout the UK. 500 of these will be replaced by ‘outreach’ services (typically part-time services offered from a van or from within a local facility like a village hall).
Post Office Ltd’s programme will involve an average of four closures in every parliamentary constituency, with all closures taking place in 2008. The programme involves grouping closure proposals by ‘area plans’, subject to the six week public consultation determined by Government. The first three area plans – in Kent, East Midlands, and East Yorkshire –180 post offices are proposed for outright closures. Another 35 post offices will be replaced by ‘outreach’ services. Each area plan will be subject to 11 weeks pre-consultation and six weeks public consultation. The Public consultation ends on 12th November
For more information, visit www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange
Customers will also be able to access information by telephoning 08457 22 33 44.
Income tax allowances, National Insurance contributions, Child and Working Tax Credit rates 2008-09 and other rates
The Government has published the 2008-09 rates and allowances for Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions, Working and Child Tax Credits, Child Benefit/Guardian’s Allowance and State Pension and Pension Credit. These are set out below. A full list of all the proposed increases for other benefits will be announced later this year by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Click to see the HM Treasury Press Release which include a table of key figures.
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/newsroom_and_speeches/press/2007/press_109_07.cfm
HMRC Notes – released following the Pre Budget Report
Please note the list of HM Revenue and Customs notes released after the Chancellor gave the Pre-Budget Report on 9 October 2007. This covers announcements including Inheritance Tax, Capital Reliefs and numerous other Taxation issues of concern to businesses. To see the list and view these notes, click: .http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/pbr2007/notes-pdf.htm
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