Retail giants including M&S and Tesco warn PM over budget tax raid

Top supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer have urged Andy Burnham to rule out a Budget tax raid on retailers, warning they are already facing “unsustainable” costs. The Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA), which represents retailers employing more than 1m people,…

Some of Britain's biggest retailers, including Asda, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Tesco, have warned Andy Burnham that a renewed budget tax raid could threaten his cost of living campaign as well as the viability of some of their biggest stores across the country.