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Supermarkets Warn of Price Hikes Amid Tax Proposals

10/28/2025

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UK supermarket leaders, including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, warn prices could rise if the chancellor imposes new taxes.
They wrote to Rachel Reeves (Chancellor of the Exchequer) that higher taxes would undermine value.
The British Retail Consortium urged exempting supermarkets from a proposed surtax on business rates to curb inflation.
The Treasury emphasized measures to tackle food inflation, including raising the national living wage and lowering business rates for certain retailers.

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UK supermarket leaders, including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, warn prices could rise if the chancellor imposes new taxes.
They wrote to Rachel Reeves (Chancellor of the Exchequer) that higher taxes would undermine value.
The British Retail Consortium urged exempting supermarkets from a proposed surtax on business rates to curb inflation.
The Treasury emphasized measures to tackle food inflation, including raising the national living wage and lowering business rates for certain retailers.