Business Rate Supplements Bill

Part of the debate – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 22 January 2009.

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John Healey: It would be each of the 10 district authorities, all of which have the scope to consider a business rate supplement either on their own or in combination with other authorities, which is perfectly possible. I pay tribute to the way those 10 authorities in Manchester have worked so closely together for a long time. They could combine to propose a business rate supplement as part of a project that was Manchester-wide, bringing those wide and long-term benefits to the wider city area. Latest figures suggest that, if they chose to do so, they could raise up to £29 million from the business rate supplement each year.