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.
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