Retail Reflections: Rates – relief for some; footfall and sales disappoint

Alan Monahan writes: In my last column I called for fundamental reform of the business rates system. But I wasn’t at all surprised that the Chancellor of the Exchequer didn’t promise a major overhaul in his Budget on Wednesday, March 8th. Indeed, Philip Hammond fell well short when it came to addressing the concerns of […]

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