# Top authors tell Andy Burnham to give small bookshops same tax relief as pubs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/top-authors-tell-andy-burnham-to-give-small-bookshops-same-tax-relief-as-pubs/
- Published: 2026-08-15T23:55:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16055529/authors-Andy-Burnham-bookshops-tax-relief-pubs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: AI, Technology, World

## Summary

Fantasy author Sir Philip Pullman and children's laureate Patrice Lawrence are among those backing calls for the industry to be included in the business rates relief scheme introduced for pubs.

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