Retailers Fear Ministers Could Abandon Online Sales Tax and Rates Reform

Sky News2022-06-20

Executives from Amazon, ASOS and Currys will be among those meeting Treasury minister Lucy Frazer this week to discuss a potential tax on digital sales, Sky News learns.Some of Britain's most senior ...

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