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8 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com CMBA The Champion • Wednesday 17 April 2013Democracy club meetingNEXT meeting of the SeftonDemocracy Club will be held atMaghull Town Hall on Thursday,April 25th <strong>star</strong>ting at 7.30pmwhen the topic up for discussionwill be The Arab Spring.The Sefton Democracy Club isan apolitical group which meetsregularly to discuss topical issues.Meetings are free to attend andall are welcome.Clothing sale for charityA NEW clothing sale in aid ofMelling–based charity CarlaLane Animals in Need will beheld at Goddard Hall, StanleyRoad, Bootle on Saturday, April20th.Proceeds from the event,which runs from 11.30am to1pm, will go towardsrefurbishment to enable thecharity to house moreunwanted pets.Forumto offertips onboostingoverseastradeReport by Ollie CowanA SPECIAL conference looking at how localbusinesses can tap into overseas markets istaking place later this month as part of the22nd Sefton Economic Forum.The conference takes place at AintreeRacecourse on Wednesday, April 24 and willinclude a number of guest speakers andworkshops on how businesses can access morecustomers home and abroad.Leader of Sefton Council, Peter Dowd, said:“Events like these bring local businessestogether to look at ways of tapping into newmarkets and sharing ideas together withexperts in the field.“Most businesses are always looking for newclients and with the global economy forecast togrow in 2013, now might be the time for yourbusiness to consider overseas markets as partof your growth strategy.”Growth1118087During the day, Max Steinberg, chiefexecutive of Liverpool Vision, will also look atthe International Festival for Business 2014(IFB), which arrives in Liverpool next year. Thefestival is expected to attract more than250,000 visitors from across the globe, andbring £100 million worth of investment.Mr Steinberg said: “Hosting the IFB will meana great deal to the UK and to the Liverpool cityregion.“It is an opportunity to inspire morebusinesses to grow and to export and thechance to show the world what we have tooffer.“The festival will highlight the important roleof major cities and city regions in drivingeconomic growth, which is vital for Britain’srecovery.For more information on the event contactJulie Swarbrick on 0151 934 3441 or emailjulie.swarbrick@sefton.gov.uk.Online system tobeat VAT dodgersA NEW onlinesystem to stopcriminals evadingVAT on road vehiclesbrought into the UKhas been launchedby HM Revenue &Customs.The DVLA will beable to checkHMRC’s new onlinesystem to ensure thecorrect VAT has beensecured on vehiclesbrought into thecountry before theyare registered foruse on UK roads.VAT fraud fromvehicles beingbrought into the UKcosts the Exchequeraround £110 milliona year.The new systemwill not only tacklethis but also simplifythe rules forlegitimate users,making it easier tonotify HMRC andregister vehiclesbrought into the UKfrom abroad.Sally Beggs, deputydirector for VATfraud at HMRC, toldThe Champion: “Thenew onlinecollaborative systemmeans people willget the green lightfrom the DVLA onlywhere their vehiclehas been notified toHMRC for VATpurposes.”