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By Amber Murray The boss of pub chain Fuller, Smith and Turner has made a stark warning about the effect of recent tax rises on hospitality, warning it will increase inflation and drive businesses “to the wall”. Chair of the London-listed firm known as Fuller’s, Michael Turner, said that the changes to employer’snational insurance contributions (NICs) announced in the budget “will cause particular pain” and “has been brought about by the Chancellor’s inadvisable promise not to increase taxes on individuals”. Chancellor Rachel Reeves increased the amount employers have to pay in NICs by 1.2 per…

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