FWD: barring wholesale from higher business rates exemption is ‘anti-competitive’

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Facing the cost increases, 80% of wholesalers say they will be forced to raise food prices 

Food and Drink Wholesale UK (FWD) has warned that not including wholesale depots in any exemptions to the proposed higher band of business rates from 2026 would be “anti-competitive” and “further drive food price inflation”. 

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