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Retail bodies call for business rates alignment with April inflation in Spring Budget

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Five leading trade bodies have written to the chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget, urging him to align the business rates rise in April with the rate of inflation at that point. Currently, April’s rise is linked to the previous September’s CPI, meaning retailers, hospitality…

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