business rates
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Is it time for a radical business rates shake-up?
The government has put no effort into finding a solution to the multi-faceted rating crisis
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Fresh hopes for business rates reform after MPs lambast ‘broken’ regime
MPs say it’s time to address why revenue from the system has outpaced inflation since 1990
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Labour’s business rates proposals are ‘woolly and barking up the wrong tree’
COMMENT: John Webber tackles Labour’s policies
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Business rates reform risks being ‘obscured’ by ministerial rejig
Trade bodies urge MPs to publish business rates inquiry findings
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Why rates need transformation, not tinkering
As retailers plead for government help, are they asking the right questions?
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Retailers rally in call for business rates reform
Major retailers urge government to overhaul business rates
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Revamp rates to help breathe life back into the high street
COMMENT: Local authorities should be given the power to reduce business rates for new businesses
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Supreme Court rules in rateable value dispute over long-empty Blackpool property
A battle over whether an office block has a rateable value of only £1 has ended in a split decision
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The challenge of reforming business rates
The business rates system needs reform, but the solution may end up being a very English compromise
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Saving the high street: the £26bn question
How can we level the business rates playing field to save the high street?
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A non-stop year for rates litigation
The business rates decisions came thick and fast in 2018. Blake Penfold reflects on the key cases