December 23, 2024

Airports join budget backlash with warning of business rates ‘catastrophe’

 Airports join budget backlash with warning of business rates ‘catastrophe’

Airports join budget backlash with warning of business rates ‘catastrophe’

Britain’s biggest airports are joining the growing private sector backlash against Rachel Reeves’s budget, warning that a £1bn business rates bill for the industry will trigger the cancellation of routes to and from the UK and higher costs for passengers.