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Hi all

Just came across this piece in Marketing Matters (November/December 2010 ISSUE 17) which could impact on the lives of many of us. Has anyone else got intelligence on this? The focus is on public sector employees but I guess those in the private sector could also be challenged by their clients for using what might, in efect, be seen as clients’ money for their own, personal benefit.

IS CORPORATE HOSPITALITY BRIBERY?

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is concerned that the new Bribery Act, which takes effect next April, will classify corporate hospitality as bribery, rather than as “legitimate promotional activity”.

There is also concern that the Act will disadvantage British firms exporting to countries where corruption is a way of life.

If corporate hospitality is deemed bribery by the government then many of our MPs, and some senior figures in HMRC will be having their collars felt. A decision on Air Miles, the means by which airlines bribe customers to pay much more for flights made on behalf of their employers, will also need to be made. Since Britain ‘s most senior anti-terror police officer, John Yates, coughed to using his airline bribes, funded by the taxpayer, to buy flights for his family it is possible that some of our top plods will be feeling each other’s collars on this one…

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