Call for VAT change to help hairdressers

A hairdresser has called on the government to rethink how VAT is applied to the sector due to businesses struggling to make a profit and find staff.

James Talbot, who with his brother George runs three salons in Oxfordshire, is due to meet Witney MP Charlie Maynard to voice his concerns.

He told BBC Radio Oxford: "People are coming through the door. Turnover is high but margins are so low."

The government said it was in the process of reforming business rates.