Northern MPs uncover chancellor his budget should protect tall street and tax online retailers such as AmazonRishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from Conservative “red wall” MPs to go beyond existing support for the UK economy in Wednesday’s budget and cut taxes for thousands of retailers.
MPs across the political spectrum are increasingly uneasy that he may introduce income tax rises for middle earners, and the chancellor is facing calls from 45 northern Tories to produce “a bold hump to reduce business rates. Related: Sunak 's budget must place economic needs above party politics | Larry Elliott Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com