Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
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A farmer has said the minimum wage increase announced in the Budget would be a "massive blow" for businesses like his.
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increase → publish → his
The 3.9% rise was confirmed by Chancellor John Healey during his speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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rise → confirm → Wednesday
It was among a raft of measures that he said were designed to help ease the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis by offering people "breathing space".
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he → say → space
But Tristan Bennett, of Bennetts Farms in Worcester, said it seemed like "a lot of tinkering and gimmicks" and that he was "disappointed there was not anything substantial".
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he → say → tinkering
As well as a dairy farm, he also runs a glamping site and cafe, and said the minimum wage increase would hit them hard.
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increase → run → them
"That's going to have a massive blow, especially for the cafe side and hospitality, and a lot of the young people," he told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
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he → go → Hereford
"We are trying to take on apprentices on the farm but we're finding it so hard now to make it pay."
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it → try → farm
He said the increase in the small business rate relief threshold from £12,000 to £18,000 would help the glamping side of the business a "little bit".
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increase → say → business
But Bennett said the disappointment was the lack of relief or reduction in VAT for businesses like his.
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disappointment → say → his
"They did it for the pubs," he added.
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he → do → pubs
"We were hoping they would have been able to help the rest of the hospitality industry but sadly not."
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they → hop → industry
He said he was "nonplussed" by the Budget and questioned why Labour "have not done anything with such a big majority".
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Labour → say → majority
"It just seems to be such a mess with things that need sorting out," Bennett said. "If you can't do it with that thumping majority, how else can you do it?
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you → seem → it
"I'm just completely despondent, really, about the political class and what they're failing to achieve."
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they → fail → what
Rachel Buchanan, co-owner of Elderwood Books in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, said she was currently challenging the business rate valuation of her premises.
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she → say → premises
She said her current rate was more than £18,000, but if her challenge was successful, her business would be below that figure, which would be a "relief".
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which → say → figure
Tourists come or don't come, so if we have a quiet week in the winter, those business rates still have to be paid," she added.
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she → come → winter
"Having a much lower, or preferably zero, bill would make a massive difference."
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bill → make → difference
She said a reduction in VAT was a "lovely dream" but she did not expect that to be included in the Budget, which she described as "tinkering around the edges".
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she → say → edges
I didn't expect any big changes," she continued, "and here we are back to being reliant on ourselves and making sure we have customers coming through the door to pay those bills."
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have → expect → bills
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