Monday, 27 April 2026

A high-profile trade association has responded to criticism of tax stamps in a new report on the impact of blockchain technology on excise duty payments.

The study by Deloitte highlights the potential benefits of using blockchain to digitize tax stamps and make it easier for revenue authorities to recoup excise duties on tobacco and alcohol products.

It also raises security concerns over current tax stamp use – particularly the procurement, transportation and pasting of physical tax stamps onto packaging – and claims that blockchain could increase supply chain efficiencies and traceability of products, cut costs and reduce the risk of fraud.

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With organisations preparing to see more and more staff returning to their places of work over the coming weeks, many questions have been raised about how to make offices, shops, factories and construction sites safer from the threat of an invisible virus.

"Unsurprisingly, we have seen a surge of enquiries and demand from employers regarding what measures they need to take to both ensure their staff's safety, and also to comply with government guidelines" says David Wormald, a Director of one of Europe's leading security and safety specialist, VPS UK. "Our Covid-19 response team have developed a system targeted at employers to help support them manage the return to work with a solution comprising six practical steps"

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Cybercriminals are increasingly using phishing techniques when they attack companies. Phishing is a versatile solution. Phishers can gain information, direct the unsuspecting to sites loaded with ransomware or other malware or get employees to effect monetary transfers.

In this article, we highlighted how this posed an especial danger to companies allowing employees to work from home. As a follow-up, today we’ll explain how employees can better secure their home working environments.

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