The chancellor's insisting he's 'listening' to concerns rising business rates could push firms out of business.
The communities secretary Sajid Javid has been accused of misleading fellow Tory MPs.
More than one in four companies faces bigger bills as a result of planned changes from April.
But critics say the revaluation unfairly hits high street businesses.
Alan Soady from the Federation of Small Businesses told Share Radio's James Brydges that the rate change was one more challenge that businesses were having to face.
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