One in four of Britain's services firms put up prices at the start of 2025 amid rising wage bills and the imminent hit from Labour's £26 billion hike in payroll taxes.S&P Global's services purchasing managers' index pointed to the fastest increase in prices charged by services firms in 13 months. More than third said their costs had gone up with official pay growth still running at over 5%, while the government's national insurance increase and minimum wage hike are set to take effect from A
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