英国零售商警告首相,增税可能提高价格,损害生活水平。 UK retailers warn chancellor that tax hikes could raise prices and hurt living standards.

英国主要零售商如Tesco, Sainsbury's和Boots警告总理Rachel Reeves, 提高秋季预算税额可能会导致物价上涨, Major UK retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury's, and Boots have warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves that increasing taxes in the autumn budget could lead to higher prices and undermine the government's plan to improve living standards. 代表这些企业的英国零售财团认为,不断上涨的成本和新税今年已经增加了70亿英镑的开支。 The British Retail Consortium, representing these businesses, argues that rising costs and new taxes have already added £7 billion to their expenses this year. 他们呼吁降低商业利率,并保证税收不会进一步增加。 They call for reduced business rates and assurances that taxes won't increase further.