economy
How Burnham can curb Britain’s tax-dodging shops
The prime minister is missing a simple trick in his campaign to revive high streets: enforcing the basic laws of doing business
TL;DR
- High streets feature many shops that are frequently unoccupied.
- This suggests a phantom economy and potential tax evasion through non-payment of business rates.
- Enforcing existing laws is a simple solution to revive high streets.