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More than half of UK businesses predict price rises in the next three months as they prepare to swallow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax bombshell.
It comes as business confidence in the UK plummeted to its lowest level since Liz Truss’ mini-Budget at the end of 2022.
A British Chamber of Commerce survey found that 55 per cent of businesses expect prices to rise in the first quarter of 2025, with labor costs being the biggest driver.
Some 63 per cent said taxes were a concern, the highest figure on record, and only 49 per cent expected turnover to increase this year, the lowest figure since the mini-budget.
Hard blow: UK businesses prepare to swallow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax bomb
“Business confidence has collapsed in a pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes,” said BCC Director Shevaun Haviland.
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