Sainsbury's, Britain's second-biggest supermarket chain, announced Thursday plans to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the face of a "particularly challenging cost environment", as UK businesses face impending tax increases.

Sainsbury's has announced it will cut more than 3,000 jobs and plans to shut its remaining in-store cafes as part of a major overhaul.

Sainsbury's has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés and closes its patisserie and pizza counters. The supermarket says the move will "simplify the business", adding that most Sainsbury's shoppers "do not use the cafés regularly".

J Sainsbury is axing 3,000 jobs, including senior managers, as the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain accelerates cost-cutting after the Labour government increased taxes on employers in its October Budget.

Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain, is set to cut 3,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive in the face of rising labor costs and a challenging economic environment. The job cuts will primarily affect the retailer’s hot food counters and cafes,

The cuts include a 20% reduction in senior management staff, which is understood to be linked to recent tax increases in the Budget.