British Retail Consortium calls for retail business tax break on eve of Autumn Budget

To help keep prices lower

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The British Retail Consortium has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to introduce a relaxation to business rates bills for all retail properties at the Budget tomorrow (30 October) to allow some price easing from high street stores.

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