Fast meals chain Leon blames ‘unsustainable taxes’ because it publicizes plans to shut eating places and lower jobs
Fast food chain Leon hit out at ‘increasingly unsustainable taxes’ as it announced plans to close restaurants and cut jobs.
The group, bought back from Asda by co-founder John Vincent in October, became the latest business to complain about rising costs.
Vincent said: ‘Everyone is facing challenges – companies are reporting significant losses due to working patterns and increasingly unsustainable taxes.’
His remarks come amid a mounting backlash against the Chancellor after she hit businesses with huge rises in business rates.
She has also introduced a higher minimum wage from April, which firms say will discourage hiring.
In its latest accounts, Leon, which employs 1,120 staff, saw sales tumble 3.7 per cent to £62.5million while losses narrowed from £19.6million to £8.4million.
Job cuts: Fast food chain Leon has become the latest business to complain about rising costs
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