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<p>This Government is committed to supporting the regeneration of our town centres.</p><p>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
and town centres through the hugely successful Great British High Street Awards.</p><p>Since
2010, we have given over £18 million to towns – funding and upskilling local teams
of people through the Town Team Programme, boosting struggling town centres with the
High Streets Innovation Fund and launching successful initiatives such as “Love Your
Local Market”.</p><p>Town centres have also benefited 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 awarded £9.1 billion to Local Enterprise Partnerships in
Growth Deals since 2014.</p><p>The Government is committed to communities establishing
Business Improvement Districts and the positive impact they have on their local areas,
including town centres.</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 town
centres.</p><p>Further information on the town centres supported may be found at -
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/high-streets-and-town-centres" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/high-streets-and-town-centres</a></p>
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