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<p>The costs to businesses were considered in the Government’s impact assessment for
the placement restrictions, published in December 2020. The impact assessment show
that the costs for businesses are expected to be £423 million per year, with transition
costs for the first year, to implement the placement restrictions expected to be £47
million. While we recognise the costs associated with implementation, the costs of
obesity to individuals, society and the National Health Service are considerable and
the benefits from reducing calorie intakes across the population are substantial.</p><p>
</p><p>Following consultation in 2020, we made a number of exemptions to the placement
restrictions to ease the impact on businesses where appropriate. Micro and small businesses
are out of scope of the restrictions entirely, with only medium and large businesses
with 50 or more employees subject to the restrictions. Stores that are smaller than
185.8 square metres will be exempt from the location restrictions, as well as specialist
retailers which sell one type of food product category, such as chocolatiers or confectioners.</p><p><strong>
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