Asda has fired off a warning shot to shoppers over the Labour Party government's tax policies - which could sting consumers at the tills. Asda's chairman has warned Rachel Reeves not to launch another tax raid in the October Budget.

Allan Leighton said the Chancellor should stop "taxing everything in some way, shape or form". The Asda executive chairman warned that proposed fiscal changes are "very unhelpful", stating: "All these things don't make life easier.

"They are contributing to inflation, and inflation is hitting the pocket of the consumer." Mr. Leighton emphasized that supermarkets are striving to keep prices low for customers as they try to "find a way through" the challenges.

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