At Autumn Statement 2014, the government announced it will conduct a review of the future structure of business rates to report by Budget 2016. The review will be fiscally neutral and consistent with the government\u2019s agreed financing of local authorities. The government will publish terms of reference in due course.<\/p>
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We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:<\/p>
<\/p>
\u2013 a 2% cap in the Retail Price Index increase in the small business rates multiplier<\/p>
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\u2013 a retail discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000<\/p>
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\u2013 a 12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, benefitting over half a million businesses<\/p>
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\u2013 a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and<\/p>
<\/p>
\u2013 allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.<\/p>
In the attached tables, Table 1 give figures for Northumberland Unitary Authority and Table 2 gives figures for England.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how many small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) the Northumberland County Council area have been affected by the recent reduction in business rates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
This package will benefit all businesses but particularly those with a lower rateable<\/p>
<\/p>
value. Local authority forecasts of business rates are not available split by rateable<\/p>
<\/p>
value threshold or business sector.<\/p>
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As at 31 March 2013, 89% of hereditaments had a rateable value of £50,000 or<\/p>
<\/p>
lower. As at 31 March 2013, large properties (those with a rateable value equal to<\/p>
<\/p>
or greater than £50,000) account for 72% of rateable value. These data are taken<\/p>
<\/p>
from the Valuation Office Agency\u2019s disclosure log, available at the following link:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/About/Policy/disclosureLogResponses2013.html<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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