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<p> </p><p>As announced at the Autumn Statement, the Government has introduced in
England a £1 billion package of business rates support for 2014-15. That includes
the continued doubling of Small Business Rate Relief for a further year which we estimate
will support 540,000 businesses. The Localism Act has also made it easier for small
firms to claim the rate relief to which they are entitled. This support builds on
the £11 billion a year of tax cuts this government has announced to corporation tax,
employer National Insurance Contributions and fuel duty.</p><p>Business rates in Northern
Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p><p> </p>
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