All Business rates articles – Page 14
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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.
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Stores push for business rates freeze
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on chancellor George Osborne to freeze business rates for 2012. Following Osborne's recent announcement that council tax would not increase next year, BRC director general Stephen Robertson...