Shoppers increasingly using cash to budget

Getty ImagesCash use in the shops rose for a second year in a row after a decade of falls, according to retailers.Notes and coins were used in a fifth of transactions last year, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said, as shoppers found cash helped them to budget better.The amount spent per purchase also dropped slightly from £22.43 in 2022, to £22.03 last year, it said.The findings were published after…