All Business rates articles – Page 12
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NewsGovernment launches discussion paper on business rates
Retailers have an opportunity to have their say on business rates.
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NewsMPs call for fundamental reform of business rates
An influential group of MPs has called for a wholesale review of business rates to examine whether retail taxes should be based on sales rather than property value.
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NewsBRC proposes business rates system based on energy usage
The British Retail Consortium has proposed replacing the current business rates system with a tax based on energy rather than property.
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NewsMajority of Northern Ireland councils freeze business rates
Fifteen out of 26 local councils in Northern Ireland have announced they will not be increasing business rates for 2014/15.
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NewsOsborne announces 2% cap on business rates
Business rate rises will be capped at 2% from April 2014 and premises with up to £50,000 rateable value will get a £1,000 discount, the chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement today.
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NewsACS delivers business rates reform plan to Chancellor
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has set out a business rates reform plan to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Autumn Statement early next month.
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NewsGovernment defends delay to business rates revaluation
The government has defended its decision to delay a revaluation of business rates from 2013 to 2015.
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NewsChancellor urged to take action as business rates to rise 3.2%
The Chancellor is under pressure to take immediate action to reform business rates as retailers brace themselves for a 3.2% rate rise in April 2014.
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NewsStores affected by landslide get business rates reduction
Stores in Rothbury, Northumberland, are to have their business rates reduced by 10% because of a landslide that affected trade.
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NewsBusiness rates freeze promise welcomed by retail industry
The Labour party’s promise to freeze business rates has been welcomed by the retail industry.
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NewsMPs warned about high street business rates crisis
Landlords cannot let space for a paltry £1 in some of the most distressed towns in the UK due to the burden of business rates, MPs were told last week.
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NewsRetail industry urges cap on business rates increases
The retail industry has called on the Chancellor to overhaul business rates when he makes his Budget statement on March 20.
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Chancellor fails to cap business rates rises
The Chancellor has rejected calls for a 2% cap on business rates hikes but has extended the small business rate relief scheme by one year.
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NewsBusiness rates set to rise 2.6% next April
The retail industry has called for action on rising business rates as the Retail Price Index (RPI) was announced at 2.6%.
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NewsPeople's Supermarket suffers business rates disappointment
The People’s Supermarket’s (TPS) application for hardship has been rejected by the business rates team at Camden council.
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NewsRoad closure prompts retailer to withold business rates
A rural convenience store retailer in the village of Otterburn in Northumberland is leading a campaign to withhold business rates until traders are compensated for heavy sales losses caused by a five-day road closure.
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NewsChancellor urged to cap business rates increases
Chancellor George Osbourne has been urged to stop the planned 5.6% increase in business rates.
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NewsScottish Grocers' Federation slams business rates rise
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has heaped another round of criticism on the government’s plans to introduce a staggered 5.6% business rates increase this April.
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NewsACS fights for cap on business rates increases
The Association of Convenience Stores is spearheading a campaign to cap the annual business rates increase at 2% to keep it in line with government targets for inflation.
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Business rates due to rise by 5.6%
Retail business rates are set to soar next April following a sharp increase in inflation.