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  • Next: Lord Wolfson warns Budget will make it ‘harder’ to enter workforce

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    The boss of retail giant Next has warned that tax rises announced in the Budget will make it “harder and harder for people to enter the workforce”. Lord Wolfson told the BBC that the government’s move to hike national insurance (NI) would disproportionately hit entry-level jobs.  “The axe has fallen particularly hard on those entry-level, [...]

    Simon Wolfson, chief executive officer of Next Plc, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in London. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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