A "sad and trapped" Leeds shop owner has made an emotional plea to customers who have accused him of being "greedy".
With Dion Smith’s takings now surpassing £85,000 a year, his success means he has had to charge a 20 percent VAT on all of his products from his tiny jewellery shop in the Corn Exchange. The 42-year-old claims he’s “never been hugely aspirational” and is now cursed by having to drastically increase his prices.
Dion says his annual income went over the “cliff edge” of £85,000 in 2021. He claims this due was to a backlog of orders he was unable to fill during lockdown in 2020.
