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Squeezing trade

07 December 2011 •

With HMRC refusing to back down over VAT repayments to mobile phone and PC components traders, Sara Yirrell looks at the impact government strategy is having on the economy

Trade has been the backbone of the UK economy for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. In fact, a recent joint report by the CBI and Ernst&Young claimed the government needs to increase net exp...

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