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<p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> May, Government has provided up to an additional £617m for
Local Authorities in England to create a Discretionary Grants Fund, in order to help
those small businesses which are excluded from the current grants schemes due to the
way they interact with the business rates system.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities
are responsible for defining precise eligibility for this funding in their areas.
And businesses will need to apply to their Local Authority in order to receive grants
– each LA will need time to create their own process.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is
our intention that the following businesses should be considered as a priority for
these funds:</p><ul><li>Businesses in shared offices;</li><li>Regular market traders
who do not have their own business rates assessment;</li><li>B&Bs which pay Council
Tax instead of business rates; and</li><li>Charity properties in receipt of charitable
business rates relief which would otherwise have been eligible for Small Business
Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief.</li></ul><p> </p>
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