date:Aug 15, 2019
erable strain on UK retailers. In this context, the Prime Ministers intention to pursue an economic package to boost business and investment in the UK is crucially important; we strongly believe that reform of the broken business rates system should be front and center of that package. This outdated tax is hindering our plans for investment, holding back productivity growth and detrimentally impacting communities across the country, the letter reads.
The retail industry is the UKs largest priv