Published Date:
25 November 2008
SMALL businesses will receive rate relief on their empty properties, a measure designed to stop firms demolishing vacant buildings in an attempt to avoid paying business rates.
The threshold for empty property relief will be temporarily increased. For the 2009-10 financial year, empty commercial properties with a rateable value below £15,000 will now be exempt from business rates.
The full article contains 71 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
24 November 2008 8:52 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
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