Council tax reduction

A day after Major League Baseball proposed a sliding scale of salary slashing for a pandemic-delayed season with an 82-game schedule in ballparks without fans, the union held a conference call Wednesday that included its executive board, player representatives and alternate player representatives, the people said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because no details were announced. … [Read more...] about Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer says there is ‘no need’ for further talks with owners on pay cuts because the union already took a reduction and calls on MLB to release financial statements

'We're not trying to be heavy handed we're just trying to be present.  Each agency designated for a certain type of business will go out and communicate with those businesses but once they start... inspections as per usual... we're going to again have the spirit of we want to make it work, we want them to succeed … [Read more...] about Blame Trump, not me: Lockdown-loving De Blasio passes the buck over NYC’s $9b economic crisis- but STILL refuses to reopen despite just 55 people being hospitalized yesterday and says he’ll ‘aggressively’ shut down any small business that defies him

This decision is a further step to reduce the risk of infection from COVID-19, although the team say this decision was made "regardless of the results of COVID-19 tests" at the club. The DFL task force states that, should the season go ahead, all teams will have to go into quarantine-like training camps one week before games restart. Cologne's decision means they would prefer to start their training camp immediately. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus and sports: F1 to return in July

'The pandemic has caused that engine to stall and we should expect such alarming trends to carry through May and June in the best-case scenario,' James Whelan, President of the Real Estate Board of New York, said last week.    … [Read more...] about De Blasio is still collecting $9,000-a-month from three rental properties he owns in Park Slope because ‘his tenants are employed and can pay’ while small business owners and commercial landlords bleed dry for as long as NYC stays closed

There was further controversy last month as William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral-owner GVC prepared to reclaim up to £350million from the taxman after bookmakers and casinos won a £1billion legal battle over the tax paid on FOTBs. … [Read more...] about Cash lost to betting machines fell by nearly HALF last year – following the introduction of a £2 maximum stake