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<p>By raising £8 billion through a package of measures to counter tax avoidance and
aggressive tax planning by multinational enterprises, Government has been able to
announce in the Budget a £6.7 billion reduction in business rates. This is the biggest
ever cut in business rates in England. The funding for these section 31 grants was
provided for in Budget 2016 through the Budget scorecard (lines 15-17). This additional
funding is included in the DCLG Local Government DEL budget figures on page 91 of
the Budget Report.</p>
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