Over the weekend the Chancellor hinted that there could be some business rates relief for small firms in the Budget.

Sally Longdon, who runs clothes shop Stick and Ribbon in Nottingham, says she doesn't pay business rates currently because her premises is too small.

The problem is, there is "no incentive for her to grow" and move to bigger premises, because as soon as she does she'll be hit by a big tax bill.

She says VAT could be another issue for the firm (the Chancellor is tipped to make more small firms pay the tax) particularly at a time when small High Street retailers are suffering from the consumer spending slowdown.