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<p>The Cost of Living Business Tsar, David Buttress, has and will continue to engage
business of all sizes as part of his work to help households cope with the cost of
living crisis. He is working closely with business associations to ensure that SMEs
- including independent retailers - are able to contribute to this work. The Cost
of Living Business Tsar will also work with officials to ensure that deals developed
as part of his initiative are ethical and help UK consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Food prices
are set by businesses and it is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices
or comment on day-today commercial decisions by companies. We continue to monitor
food prices using the ONS inflation figures.</p><p> </p>
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