We already know that in the competition between the #highstreet & #onlineshopping, #businessrates are a key issue impacting on shops ability to remain viable... so the prospect of an inflation-linked rise in business rates next year is already leading to concerns about the future of many retailers (big & small)....
Some may see this as special pleading by #retail, but when hight street retailers are closing we are losing a vital social resource...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/18/business-rates-could-rise-by-195bn-in-bleak-picture-for-uk-retail-and-hospitality
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