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The Times & The Sunday Times

Tesco’s £1bn budget bill fuels price rise fears

The Times & The Sunday Times
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70% Informative

Tesco is facing a 1 billion increase in its national insurance bill this parliament.

200 business leaders call on Rachel Reeves to water down the tax increase.

It adds to pressure on the chancellor to rethink her plans to raise 25 billion through the rise in employer national insurance contributions.

Supermarkets and restaurant chains, which employ large numbers of lower-paid workers, are being hard hit.

Industry calls for a reform of business rates to be brought forward from April .

Treasury says difficult choices’ had to be made to restore economic stability.

Tories criticised for failing to publish a tax impact assessment along with national insurance rise.

Labour says it is unacceptable’ that Labour is withholding critical analysis.

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78

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81

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55

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semi-formal

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English

Language complexity

54

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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