Retailers 'call for rates freeze'

Press Association
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Glasgow shopping
Glasgow shopping

Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Retail chiefs in Scotland are calling for business rates to be frozen after the high street endured "one of the most challenging" years for sales.

David Martin, policy adviser for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), urged Finance Secretary John Swinney to ease the financial pressure on many stores.
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