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Budget should cut retailers’ costs, says trade group

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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has asked for a series of cost-saving measures in the next Budget to help boost business. Bira’s wish list includes making the current retail discount of 75% on rates permanent; a 20% increase in employers’ national insurance allowance; and…

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