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Retailers pay three times their fair share of business rates, says BRC

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Analysis from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and UK Hospitality has revealed that the two sectors collectively pay one third of all business rates in the UK but only account for 9% of the economy. The organisations have linked up to ask the chancellor to…

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