Economics
U.K. Should Delay Minimum Wage Rise to Help Companies, Says Think Tank
- Institute for Fiscal Studies says hike would add to burden
- Britain’s legal pay minimum is due to rise by 6.2% on April 1
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson should postpone a planned increase in the minimum wage to ease the pressure on firms hit by the coronavirus crisis, according to a think tank.