On 02/05/2010 14:43, Alexander Hilton wrote:
My understanding is that business rates are nationally set. Local authorities are allowed to exempt a small number of businesses or offer new business discounts, that sort of thing. Charities don't pay. councils collect the rates but only for the governemnt, they don't go into the council funds
They are indeed set nationally, though with different multipliers used for England, Scotland and Wales. Business Link has a good explanation with links:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?lc=en&type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073792391 Paul -- Paul Waring http://www.pwaring.com _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
