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Pubs get relief, ‘independent shops are flushed down the u-bend’ | Viewpoint: Andrew Goodacre

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The government’s announcement that pubs will receive a 15% business rates discount while independent retailers get nothing is a poor decision based on politics rather than what is good for the local economy. Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson announced that pubs and music venues in England…

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