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<p>This Government is committed to supporting our high streets. We have confirmed
the permanent doubling of Small Business Rate Relief, meaning that 600,000 small businesses
now pay no business rates at all; we launched the High Street pledge and a digital
high street pilot scheme; and we are celebrating our high streets through the hugely
successful Great British High Street Awards.</p><p>High streets can benefit from funding
that we have made available for local economic development, including the Coastal
Communities Fund, which has invested over £132 million in 131 coastal projects across
England since 2012. The Government has also awarded £9.1 billion to Local Enterprise
Partnerships in Growth Deals since 2014.</p><p>We are working with Local Enterprise
Partnerships to strengthen their role in town centres and coastal communities, and
collaborating with the Local Government Association to assist local authorities in
supporting their high streets.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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