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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

Tesco faces £1bn national insurance hike amid price rise fears

Tesco is facing a £1bn increase in national insurance contributions following Labour’s maiden budget - (PA Archive)

Tesco is facing a £1billion increase in national insurance after Rachel Reeves hiked employer contributions by 1.2 percentage points, reports suggest.

The bill for Tesco, which employs 300,000 people in the UK and expects operating profits of £2.9billion this year, is based on an analysis by Morgan Stanley, according to the Sunday Times.

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