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Chancellor’s Spending Review receives mixed response from the retail industry

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The government’s spending review, revealed this week, offers little in the way of support for beleaguered small businesses, says the Fed. The Fed’s national president Mo Razzaq said: “Although plans for an extra £2bn for the police and increasing the number of neighbourhood officers by…

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