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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 28 January 2014.

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Photo of George Osborne George Osborne The Chancellor of the Exchequer 11:30, 28 January 2014

It sounds very tough, campaigning in Hereford.

I thank my hon. Friend for bringing those businesses to the attention of the House, and congratulate him on the support that he has given to the economic policies that are helping them to grow. He is absolutely right: we must continue to support firms of that kind. High street shops, pubs, cafés and the like will, of course, benefit from the £1,000 rate relief which will be introduced this spring, and which will be a huge help to all—or most—of the businesses on the high streets of Hereford.