In letter to chancellor, Tesco and M&S are among firms warning tax could result in widespread store closures More than 70 retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea, are lobbying the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for a 20% cut to business rates, warning that the property tax could force ten...
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