Retail CEOs have called on the chancellor to ‘level the playing field’ on business rates

Rachel Reeves

Over 70 retail CEOs have written to chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the budget later in the month saying “now is the time to level the playing field between industries”.

In an open letter coordinated by the British Retail Consortium, retail bosses called on the government to introduce a retail rates corrector “as part of their commitment to reforming the business rates system”.

 

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