Spring statement brings no new pain for retail – but no relief either

Rachel Reeves at Number 11 Downing Street

Source: HM Treasury

While today’s spring statement did not have any more unexpected tax rises in-store for retail, it also did not deliver any relief for a sector still coming to terms with the October Budget.

 Reeves and the Labour government trying to trumpet their successes since taking office, while contextualising the increasingly choppy global waters which they are trying to navigate the UK through.

 

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