“retailers would also have to pay "hundreds of millions of pounds" to update their payroll systems

“taxing wealth takes capital out of these companies, limiting worker productivity gains and the growth in future wages

“there were "potential trade-offs" that include more administrative costs and less flexibility for companies, including making it "harder for employers to respond to changes in demand"

“too devastating to comprehend

“wrenching transformation

“the costs were more than had originally been forecast

“backlash is growing

“whether their AI advancements can "fuel the core businesses" that financed their comeback.