Inquiry launched into supporting high streets following coronavirus (COVID-19)

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The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched an inquiry titled ‘supporting our high streets after [coronavirus] COVID-19.’ The inquiry aims to investigate the long-term impacts of coronavirus on the future of the high street, questioning how the government can ‘mitigate the economic and social impact and develop policies to ensure high streets remain the centre of local communities.’ Current measures in place supporting the high street and the role of taxation in making high street businesses viable will be examined. The inquiry has been established following a report published in 2019, in which the Committee highlighted the challenges facing high streets—the committee believes coronavirus has increased these challenges. The deadline for responses is 14 September 2020.