Levy funding policy for 2020/21
How the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has calculated the levy on retailers for the financial year 2020/21.
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GCA levy funding policy 2020/2021
This document explains how the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has determined the levy on retailers for the financial year 2020/21. This fulfils the requirement of section 19(8) of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013.
Levy amount for 2020/21
The levy amount for 2020/21 was set at £2m. This was the same amount as was set for 2019/20.
Levy methodology
The Government is in the process of appointing a new Adjudicator.
The levy methodology has been simplified in order not to pre-empt any decision the new office holder may take about how to discharge his or her functions, while enabling funding to be available. The levy is split evenly between the designated retailers with no variable element.
Designation of additional retailers
Any additional retailer designated under the Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009 during the financial year 2020/21 will be charged a flat-rate levy payment of 1/13 of the total levy, pro-rated to reflect the portion of the GCA financial year remaining from the date of designation.