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  • Thwaites ‘extremely nervous’ Rachel Reeves will raise taxes in Autumn Budget

    Business

    Beer brewer Thwaites is “extremely nervous” about the possibility of Chancellor Rachel Reeves raising taxes further in her Autumn Budget. The Lancashire-headquartered group, which also owns pubs and hotels, added its industry is “under tremendous pressure” from Reeves’ first Autumn Budget due to the increases in the National Minimum Wage and the employer’s National Insurance [...]

    Thwaites has raised concerns over the up-coming Autumn Budget which Rachel Reeves will deliver. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • Employer National Insurance hike a ‘significant burden’ and will impact working people, warns Thwaites

    Business

    The hike in employer National Insurance contribution (NICs), which was revealed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget, will place a “significant burden” on historic brewer, pub and hotel owner, Daniel Thwaites, the company has said. The Lancashire-headquartered group added that the increase, together with the rise in the National Living Wage, “make it less [...]

    Daniel Thwaites has warned the increase in employer National Insurance contributions will be a 'significant burden' on the company. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
  • Thwaites defies ‘washout’ summer worries as beer sales soar

    HOSPITALITY

    Daniel Thwaites, the company behind Thwaites beer and hundreds of hospitality venues, has celebrated increased sales despite concerns over a "washout" summer.

    Daniel Thwaites pubs and hotels have seen increased sales, defying predictions that the wet summer weather last year would dampen results.

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