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<p>Properties used for charitable purposes are eligible for 80 per cent mandatory
business rates relief, which can be topped up to 100 per cent at the discretion of
the relevant local authority. This relief is significantly more generous than small
business rate relief would be for most charities, given that the latter can generally
only be claimed by ratepayers with just one property.</p><p>Business rate relief for
charities was worth nearly £1.9 billion in 2016-17. Overall, the Government’s support
for charities and their donors, including through tax reliefs, was worth over £5 billion
in 2016-17.</p><p> </p>
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