Local MP calls on Chancellor to “save Eastleigh’s high streets” at the Spring Statement

Local Liberal Democrat MP, Liz Jarvis, has called on the Chancellor to deliver a Spring Statement that will “save Eastleigh’s high streets” on Wednesday.

It comes as businesses in her constituency have expressed alarm at the impending hike in employers national insurance set to come into effect on April 6th. Liz Jarvis MP has said it would be utterly unacceptable for the Chancellor to risk businesses in Eastleigh “going to the wall” because of this jobs tax and called on Rachel Reeves to scrap the increase at the Spring Statement. Alongside scrapping the jobs tax, the local MP called on the Chancellor to deliver a Statement that would “save Eastleigh’s high streets” by overhauling the business rates system to unleash growth in the community.

Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, Liz Jarvis said:

“Countless businesses here in Eastleigh have already told me about the dread they feel ahead of the jobs tax coming into force. Much loved businesses that provide great services for our communities now risk going to the wall if they are hammered again following years of Conservative economic vandalism. We simply cannot allow boarded up shopfronts in our town centres to come to pass. That is why the Chancellor must come forward with a Statement to save Eastleigh’s high streets. It must start by scrapping this damaging jobs tax and overhauling business rates to allow our local businesses to thrive.”