Entain cuts 400 customer care roles citing tax rises

Ladbrokes Coral owner Entain is set to cut up to 400 of its 2,000 customer care roles across the UK, attributing what it calls the “simplification” of this division to new tax burdens. The LSE-listed company has simultaneously stepped up lobbying efforts ahead of the Autumn Budget, hoping to avoid another increase in taxes as Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, reportedly…