A group of town halls have urged the government to tax major out-of-town supermarkets to help fund upgrades to local shopping areas.
Twenty councils want a so-called "Tesco tax" to raise up to £400 million a year.
An extra tax on big supermarkets would hit the poorest families hardest, the Government has said.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has rejected calls from 20 local authorities for a new levy on supermarkets to help revitalise local shopping areas.
"Imposing new, additional taxes on supermarkets will push up the price of food and the cost of living, hitting low-income families the hardest," a DCLG spokesman said.
He said there were "much better ways to support small shops".
The bank has brought in IT experts from IBM to try and fix the issues with its online platform.
An inspection by the borders and immigration watchdog said targets were split between 19 areas across the UK.
The attacker dubbed the ‘East Area Rapist’ is accused of at least 12 murders and 45 rapes across California.