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<p>The Government is committed to supporting pubs and other licensed hospitality firms.
The sector will benefit from the changes announced at Budget 2016. These include cutting
business rates for all properties in England with Barnett consequentials for Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland to introduce equivalent measures if they so wish.</p><p>
</p><p>Reforms to stamp duty land tax on non-residential property transactions will
cut the tax for many small businesses purchasing property. Budget 2016 also announced
the corporation tax rate will be cut to 17% in 2020 and that the duty rates on beer,
spirits and most ciders will be frozen this year.</p>
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