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Labour must stop taxing stores to oblivion if it wants to save the High Street

It is profoundly depressing to walk down a once-thriving town centre, only to see a string of boarded-up storefronts.

Labour must stop taxing stores to oblivion if it wants to save the High Street

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It is profoundly depressing to walk down a once-thriving town centre, only to see a string of boarded-up storefronts.

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