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Tesco profits overstated by £263 million

Tesco has announced it had overstated its profits for the first half of the year by £263m, slightly higher than the £250m originally estimated when the company was hit by an accounting scandal.

Chairman Sir Richard Broadbent has confirmed he is stepping down from his role.

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Tesco: No personal gain from accounting errors

Tesco has said no bonuses were paid to its executives during the period that a huge accounting error took place.

The company overstated its profits for the first half of this year by £263m, with Tesco CEO Dave Lewis saying the mis-statement was due to booking income in the wrong accounting period.

ITV News Economics Editor Richard Edgar is following developments.

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