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Burnham’s business rates plan to boost high street ‘could cost around £880m’
The policy could exempt more than 140,000 additional small high street firms from paying business rates altogether
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What happenedBurnham’s business rates plan to boost high street ‘could cost around £880m’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Burnham’s tax plan to save Britain’s high streets ‘could cost £880m a year’". The center frames it as "Burnham’s business rates plan to boost high street ‘could cost around £880m’".
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Left / center-leftBurnham’s tax plan to save Britain’s high streets ‘could cost £880m a year’
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterBurnham’s business rates plan to boost high street ‘could cost around £880m’
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
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