Ben Darnton, owner of Ben's Collectors Records in Tunsgate, said he was worried the rise from April will put people off visiting the Surrey town during the week.
The chancellor did hint that she might change the government's borrowing rules to free up billions of pounds more in spending for big projects."We do want to free up investment in those long-term responsible investments that we need to make, to unlock the private investment into our economy," she said.
Some of the new investment pledges from firms on Monday include:Separately on Monday, Sir Keir defended the government's plans to overhaul and increase workers' rights as "pro-growth".He told the summit he would scrap regulation that "holds back investment" and would ask regulators to prioritise economic growth.
includes proposals that would see people being able to get sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave as soon as they start a job.Most of the planned changes will not take effect for two years, but some business groups are concerned about how they would work in practice and impact hiring.
But Sir Keir said greater security for workers would lead to better growth in the economy.
Former Tory donor John Caudwell, the founder of Phones 4U who came out in favour of Labour ahead of the general election, told the BBC he was "not very keen" on Labour's plans to increase workers' rights, calling them "a real burden on business".Shein's formula of offering a huge range of cheap clothes - backed up by campaigns with social media influencers - has turned it into one of the biggest fashion retailers in the world.
But it has faced severe criticism over its environmental practices, as well as allegations around the use of forced labour in its supply chain.A spokesperson for Shein declined to comment.
, the company launched a resale platform for shoppers in France on Monday, two years after the option first popped up for US customers.The platform is set to launch in the UK and Germany later, although no date has been specified.