Budget backlash: Which retail bosses are for and against Labour’s controversial tax measures?

It’s been just over a month since Labour unveiled its first fiscal Budget since winning the General Election this year.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ Budget, which introduced measures including increased employer contributions to National Insurance, minimum wage rises and new packaging levies, was met with outrage by many business leaders – many of whom had been supportive of Labour during its election campaign.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) went so far as to