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<p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement we announced a £1 billion package of business rates
support to help shops and local firms. This included a £1,000 discount for two years
for shops, pubs and restaurants with a rateable value of below £50,000. We do not
hold figures for numbers benefitting from that measure in the Kemptown constituency.
However, based on local authority reports of the amount of relief awarded in the Brighton
and East Sussex areas, we estimate that 2,270 properties will benefit in Brighton
and Hove, 890 in Wealdon, 810 in Lewes, 750 in Rother, and 720 in Eastbourne. We do
not yet have an estimate for Hastings.</p><p>The support package also included a 50
per cent discount for businesses taking on long-term empty shops, the doubling of
small business rate relief for another year, a 2% cap on RPI increases for 2014/2015,
and allowing businesses to spread their rate payments over 12 months.</p><p> </p>
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