Warehouse tax could threaten high street businesses, Burnham warned

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Andy Burnham‘s plans to hike taxes on warehouses to pay for business rates cuts for pubs and shops could backfire and raise costs for high street businesses, industry figures have warned.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), a trade body representing retailers including Amazon, Co-op and John Lewis, has written to the new Prime Minister urging https://www.cityam.com/warehouse-tax-could-threaten-high-street-businesses-burnham-warned/">[...]