Although Collinson cited the continued Government support on business rates as key, he also wants to see utility companies kept on a shorter leash.
“Costs are not coming down as much as they should be,” he argued.
Business rates support ‘is the big one’
The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington spoke to Oak Taverns managing director Simon Collinson to get his thoughts on the week's news and the upcoming Autumn Statement on Wednesday 22 November.
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