BRC warns government any further tax rises will ‘keep shop prices higher for longer’

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The British Retail Consortium has warned the government against any further tax rises on UK retailers, saying doing so would only serve to keep “shop prices higher for longer”.

The warning ahead of the autumn Budget scheduled for November 26 comes as shop price inflation increased 1.4% year on year in September, according to the latest BRC Shop Price Monitor.

 

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