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Burnham must avoid ‘summer of speculation’ on tax, warns CBI chief
The CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith warns Andy Burnham to avoid a 'summer of speculation' on tax and spend that could alarm British businesses. Newton-Smith calls for public-private partnerships to fund major projects as Burnham prepares to assume the Labour leadership.
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