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Food industry reacts to new National Living Wage

Food industry magazine The Grocer has published the food industry's reaction to the National Living Wage announcement in the recent Budget.

The announcement has provoked a cautious reaction from the food industry with concern about the impact on small businesses. The Living Wage Foundation criticised the Chancellor, saying this was not a Living Wage but a higher National Minimum Wage, while the Institute for Fiscal Studies said 13 million UK families would be worse off despite an increase in wages and because of the Budget's tax and benefit changes.  Support Sustain's campaign on food poverty.
 

Published Friday 10 July 2015

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