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Why tax warehouses more?
The idea of taxing warehouses more to reduce business rates for pubs is a proposed policy aimed at rebalancing the tax burden. The reasoning is often that online retail, which relies heavily on warehouses, has thrived, while high street businesses like pubs have struggled. Mike Ashley calls this 'delusional'.
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