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Labour government will cap corporation tax for five years, says Rachel Reeves

Source: PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer will cap corporation tax at 25 per cent for the first five years of a Labour government under a raft of new measures aimed at winning over big business.

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Thursday that the current level “strikes the correct balance” but hinted that she could even cut it if the UK’s “competitiveness comes under threat”.

The announcement came in front of gathering of business leaders at a sold-out event in London designed to win over executives ahead of a general election later this

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