John Lewis boss calls budget a ‘two-handed grab’ that will add ‘tens of millions’ of addition costs to business

Nish Kankiwala

John Lewis boss Nish Kankiwala slammed the government as he compared the recent budget to a “two-handed grab” which will add “tens of millions” of additional costs to business, The Financial Times reported.

This comes after the recent budget, the Labour Government’s first since being elected increased employers’ national insurance contributions and delayed business rates reform.

 

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