General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

The fact that business overheads have increased to such an extent that many businesses are just not viable anymore, we all know about the online shopping and out of town shopping centres, but what about business rates, that was the first and then changes in business taxation, and more recently energy costs, a shopkeeper has got gas, electric and water bills to pay, and so there is part of the answer to the question of why is the high street in decline.