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  • 'Unfair' business rates for pubs and hotels to get government review
  • Local shops hit by 79% increase in business rates and 97% hike in Employer National Insurance costs
  • With 600% rises, Scotland’s business rates crisis feels like ‘extermination’ for some – Patrick Colquhoun

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dailymail.com /2 weeks ago

'Unfair' business rates for pubs and hotels to get government review

Many pub groups say they face disproportionately high business rates bills, but other firms have called for a wider reform of the rates system.

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smeweb.com /6 days ago

Local shops hit by 79% increase in business rates and 97% hike in Employer National Insurance costs

Business rates bills have risen by over 70% and Employer National Insurance costs have almost doubled for local shops over the past two years, the Association of Convenience Stores...

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

With 600% rises, Scotland’s business rates crisis feels like ‘extermination’ for some – Patrick Colquhoun

Scottish Land & Estates, CBI Scotland, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers are all calling for urgent reform of business rates

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dailymail.com /2 weeks ago

Business rates 'tinkering' is not enough say campaigners as they demand full-scale overhaul of hated levy

Ministers have been warned that 'tinkering' with Britain's hated business rates system is not enough as the government launched a consultation on reform.

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conservativehome.com /1 week ago

Andy Street: Business rates are broken

A government hemmed in by its own backbenchers will not reform this tax unprompted, and so the louder the voice of business becomes, the harder it is to ignore, and the closer we g...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway

Landlords say high costs of running hospitality business outweigh potential savings of business rates discountOne of Andy Burnham’s first policy measures as prime minister is a 20%...

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Shopkeepers urge Andy Burnham to sort out 'most unfair tax in Britain' and reform hated business rates

Andy Burnham is being urged to support independent shops through a root-and-branch overhaul of hated business rates.

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boutiquehotelnews.com /2 weeks ago

Review launched into UK hotel business rates calculation

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: HM Treasury has appointed Jerry Schurder to lead a review of how business rates are calculated for hotels and pubs in England and Wales.  The post Revi...

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catererlicensee.com /2 weeks ago

Treasury Launches Business Rates Review for Pubs and Hotels

The Treasury has launched an independent review into the way business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels, in a move the Government says could... The post Treasury Launches Bu...

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boutiquehotelnews.com /1 month ago

Hospitality split as England hotels miss out on business rates cut

Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the government will cut business rates for pubs, social clubs and live music venues in England by 20 per cent from...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Business rates cut for pubs, clubs and music venues in England only ‘a small move’, say critics

Hospitality businesses call on Andy Burnham to cut VAT and extend help to hotels and restaurantsPubs, clubs and live music venues in England will receive a 20% discount on their bu...

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Next Prime Minister must reform hated business rates system if they're serious about unlocking economic growth

One of Britain's most prestigious business organisations has piled pressure on Andy Burnham for a more radical reform of the hated business rates system.

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businessnewswales.com /1 month ago

‘Create Real Change on Business Rates’, Welsh Government Urged

The Welsh Government is being urged to take action on business rates following the UK Government's announcement on business rates relief for some hospitality venues. Pubs, clubs an...

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chroniclelive.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Government urged to overhaul 'fundamentally broken' business rates system by council deputy leader

As the government prepares to review the rates pubs and hotels pay, the deputy leader of Newcastle City Council has said the entire system needs to be changed

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catererlicensee.com /4 weeks ago

Business Rates Cut Offers Hope For Pubs, But Insolvency Pressures Remain High

While pubs, clubs and music venues across England are set to benefit from a 20 per cent cut in business rates from April 2027, with... The post Business Rates Cut Offers Hope For P...

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theguardian.com /2 weeks ago

Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer

Review will look at improving system for English and Welsh hospitality venues before next revaluation date in 2029Business live – latest updatesThe government has promised that bus...

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smeweb.com /2 weeks ago

Government commissions review of pub and hotel business rates valuations to ‘improve fairness and transparency’

The government has asked a business rates expert to review how the business rates valuations system can be made fairer for pubs and hotels. Pubs and hotels saw significant increase...

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independent.co.uk /4 weeks ago

Burnham says he wants to go ‘further’ on business rates at the budget

The 20% rates relief for pubs and other similar venues was among the first announcements the Prime Minister made when he came into office.

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southwalesargus.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Monmouthshire MP calls for business rates cut for all high street shops

Monmouthshire MP Catherine Fookes has renewed calls for the Welsh Government to reduce business rates for all high street shops in Wales to help fill empty units.

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bbc.co.uk /1 month ago

Pubs cheer business rates relief while other firms 'left out in the cold'

Pubs welcomed the support package, while other High Street firms asked why they were left out.

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smallbusiness.co.uk /1 month ago

Pubs, clubs and live music venues to get 20% business rates cut

By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs The government confirms a 20% business rate cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues. Mor...

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /1 month ago

Princes Street fire: Council wipes £16,000 in business rates for affected Edinburgh shops

Scottish Government losing £2,000 per day in rates

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dailymail.com /1 week ago

Retail giants including M&S and Tesco warn Burnham's business rates raid could drive up cost of living

Some of Britain's biggest chains have united to warn the new Prime Minister against piling higher taxes on their shops in order to pay for lower bills for pubs and music venues.

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catererlicensee.com /2 weeks ago

Scotland Urged To Deliver ‘Fundamental Reform’ Of Hospitality Business Rates

Scotland’s hospitality sector needs fundamental reform of the business rates system if businesses are to survive and invest for the future, industry leaders have warned First Minis...

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