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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart and Mark Sweney

Retailers are right to warn of job cuts after Reeves budget, says Andrew Bailey

Shoppers in Windsor, Berkshire
In a letter to the chancellor, retail bosses claimed changes in the budget would cost the sector £7bn. Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock

The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has said retailers are right to warn of potential job cuts as a result of tax increases announced at last month’s budget.

Bailey appeared before the cross-party Treasury select committee on Tuesday, after almost 80 retailers claimed rising costs would make “job losses inevitable, and higher prices a certainty”.

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