UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises

<p>Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in September</p><p>UK retail sales growth cooled last month as concerns over inflation and looming tax increases in Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget weighed on British consumers.</p><p>In a snapshot before the chancellor’s tax and spending event next month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total sales rose more slowly in September than in recent months.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/14/uk-retail-sales-growth-budget-tax-rises-barclays">Continue reading...</a>