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<p>The Government has put in place a £3.6 billion package of transitional relief to
help businesses facing an increase in business rates. The Budget on 8 March set out
a further package to support businesses that may have difficulty paying business rates,
including a £1000 discount for eligible pubs with a rateable value of less than £100,000.
My Department will shortly publish a consultation setting out proposals for the eligibility
criteria for this discount. Additionally, £110 million will be available to assist
those ratepayers losing small business rates relief or rural rate relief as a result
of revaluation.</p><p>The Government is also making available a £300 million discretionary
relief fund over the next four years to enable local authorities to help individual
businesses that are facing increased rates bills. Decisions on how this discretionary
fund should be distributed will be for local authorities. A consultation on this scheme
is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/598261/Discretionary_Business_Rates_Relief_Scheme_consultation.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/598261/Discretionary_Business_Rates_Relief_Scheme_consultation.pdf</a></p><p>All
of these schemes can be applied to music venues, subject to meeting the eligibility
criteria.</p>
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