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EIA delivers open letter to PM and Chancellor

Event Industry News

The EIA, comprising ESSA, the AEV and the AEO has, last night, delivered an open letter (attached) to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak after the continued lack of support provided to the event industry, despite DCMS having communicated approval of both guidance and pilot exhibition.

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Tech Groups Urge Congress to Get to Work on USA Freedom Act

Associations Now

Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Al Franken (D-MN), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Dean Heller (R-NV), was introduced in July, but no action has been taken since then. The bill ( S.2685 2685 ), cosponsored by Sens. In a letter [PDF] to the Senate earlier this month, a group of technology trade associations urged the lawmakers to act quickly to pass the bill. “In

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Online Sales Tax: Senate Nears Vote On Bipartisan Bill

Associations Now

Some legislators opposed to the measure have asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to put the legislation through a Finance Committee review process before the chamber votes on it. ” Other groups opposed include TechNet , the Direct Marketing Association , and the Computer and Communications Industry Association.

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