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Independent retailers welcome support from Welsh government

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The Federation of Independent Retailers (The Fed) has welcomed the announcement that the Welsh government will support independent retailers moving into 2023. Earlier this month, it signed a letter alongside other trade bodies addressed to the Welsh finance minister calling for a change to business rates. On Tuesday, 13 December, the government revealed a package …

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