About this event
The Chancellor delivered his first Budget on 28 October, cutting his fiscal headroom from around £24 billion to £15 billion against a backdrop of elevated borrowing costs and an energy market still disrupted by events in the Gulf. For retailers, the headline measures, including a higher small business rates relief threshold and a real-terms freeze on rates, sit alongside a 3.5% rise in business rates next April for larger stores and continued pressure from employment and energy costs.
Join Harvir Dhillon, Lead Economist at the BRC, and Claire Cowen, Tax Partner at Forvis Mazars, as they unpack what the Budget means for the economy and for retailers’ cost bases, what it may mean for prices and hiring into 2027, and what the BRC will be pressing for next.
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Harvir Dhillon Economist @ British Retail ConsortiumE
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Mohammed Chaudhri Director of Market Intelligence and Chief Economist @ BRCE
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Claire Cowen Partner – International Tax @ MazarsE
British Retail Consortium
Our mission is to make a positive difference to the retail industry and to the customers it serves.As the go-to trade association for UK retail businesses, our mission is to make a positive difference to retail, its customers and the community, today and in the future, by by influencing change and delivering member value through our communities, networks and the development of retail's next gener
