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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anna Wise

Do not make it harder for grocers to lower prices, Tesco boss urges Government

The boss of Tesco has made a plea to the Government to not “make it harder” for the grocery sector to keep prices low for customers ahead of the autumn Budget, despite revealing profits could surpass £3 billion this year.

Households budgets remain squeezed and shoppers are increasingly seeking out value, according to the UK’s biggest supermarket.

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