Flash post Budget analysis
Join us on Thursday 29th October, the morning after the Budget, where we will be joined by BRC Lead Economist Harvir Dhillon to run over key announcements, the political implications and any immediate actions the BRC has taken including our press response.
A reminder of our key asks:
- Boost youth employment opportunities by increasing the secondary NICs threshold from £5,000 to £6,000
- Reduce retailers' energy bills by addressing non commodity costs
- No shop to pay more in business rates by freezing the CPI uplift to the multiplier, removing shops from the high value multiplier and avoiding introducing a new warehouse surtax
- No new additional taxes on the industry
Email Guy for the invite!
Meeting Facilitator
Jim Bligh
Corporate Affairs Director | BRC
Jim leads the BRC's corporate affairs, including communications and public affairs, around the UK. Jim and the team ensure the BRC is well-represented and positioned in Westminster, Whitehall, the devolved administrations, regional and local government, and in the media and social media.
Before joining the BRC, Jim was director of corporate affairs and packaging policy at the Food and Drink Federation. He has led corporate affairs for some leading global brands in the UK, including PepsiCo, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and ManpowerGroup. Jim started his career at the CBI, where he was head of policy for employment, skills, pensions, exports, and public service reform. Jim is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a former visiting fellow at the University of Oxford, and holds degrees from Cambridge and Durham universities.
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