Truss and Sunak pledge to cut business rates and taxes

Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have promised to discount business rates, cut taxes and clamp down on antisocial behaviour, should they become prime minister. 

The ballot to elect the next Tory leader closes on 2 September, determining whether Truss or Sunak become England’s prime minister. Both candidates made a number of pledges over the past month, which would have a potential impact on independent retailers.