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Amendment 3—Darren Millar Delete point 5 and replace with: Regrets the withdrawal of business rates grants for small-scale hydroelectric projects by the Welsh Government.
the Earl of Courtown: ...state of the property, which will continue to be reflected as and when they occur. This is not a step we have taken lightly; we consulted on our intentions in the technical consultation in the business rates review. It is a necessary step, to which I hope the House will agree.
Baroness Swinburne: ..., to the benefit of ratepayers. Finally, Amendment 20 is a minor and technical change that we think we should make to the 1988 Act as a consequential effect of the provisions in this Bill concerning business rates multipliers. Clause 15 makes changes to the multiplier rules and separates the multiplier provisions relating to England and Wales. Section 140(2)(b) of the Act refers to...
Lord Shipley: ...to hear her say that we share the same objectives. I very much hope that we do and that we can continue to do so, because there are some fundamental issues here. Theoretically, I do not regard business rates as a good tax, in the sense that I think there are other ways in which taxation could be raised from businesses. However, it is the system that we have, and altering it would take a...
Lord Shipley: ...the system is showing serious signs of stress. I do not think it can continue as it currently is. As a consequence, Governments of whatever persuasion will have to address the fact that reform of business rates is increasingly essential. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment. Amendment 4 withdrawn. Clause 5: Frequency with which lists are compiled
the Earl of Lytton: ...sorts of things all the time, whether they be tenants’ improvements that are disregarded for rental value purposes, which is actually the nearest open-market analogy to what one is dealing with in business rates valuation, or whether it be for some other purpose—the cost-benefit of some scheme or other. One obviously has to look at these things in the round. If somebody is just...
James Murray: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the monetary value of empty property relief for (a) retail premises (b) industrial premises and (c) all other premises was in each of the last 10 financial years for which data is available.
Mark Spencer: ...to the implementation of an industry-led scheme relating to the use of urea fertiliser, cuts to fuel duty and VAT, the Energy Relief Scheme, an increase in the Employment Allowance, and action on business rates to reduce bills. At the recent No 10 Food Summit, we also announced a £1m bespoke export support fund for the dairy sector, with a particular focus on support for SMEs. We...
Amanda Solloway: ...will continue to get a baseline discount on energy bills under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2024. We are also helping the industry by cutting their business rates by 75%, as well as increasing the Draught Relief duty differential from 5% to 9.2% to ensure the duty on a draught pint served in a pub did not increase from August.
Earl Howe: .... Amendment 282E in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, would create town centre investment zones, where the local authority could provide business rates discounts and where partnership working is incentivised. That is another area where we can agree on the general intent, but I must disagree that even more legislation is needed. We...
John Whittingdale: ...including press publishers. Additionally, our support for the sector has included the delivery of the £2 million Future News Fund; the zero rating of VAT on e-newspapers; the extension of a 2017 business rates relief on local newspaper office space until 2025; the publication of the Online Media Literacy Strategy; and the BBC also supports the sector directly, through the £8m it spends...
Lee Rowley: ...on 12 December 2022, we recognised that now is the time for stability for councils. As such we have confirmed that we will not be proceeding with the Review of Relative Needs and Resources or Business Rates Reset during this spending review period. The Government remains committed to improving the local government finance landscape in the next Parliament.
Jonathan Reynolds: Ministers’ answers do not match the scale of the problem; 12,500 Wilko workers alone are at risk of redundancy. Labour’s plans for the high street are about reforming business rates, tackling late payment, cracking down on antisocial behaviour and stopping premises being left empty, with councils having more powers. The problem demands a response from Ministers. Based on their answers...
Lord Browne of Ladyton: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the average business rates charged to nurseries in England, and (2) the cost of exempting early years providers from business rates.
Lord Shipley: ...take to resolve their failed attempt to close the tax loophole? For some years many of us have been drawing attention to the situation whereby second home owners avoided paying either council tax or business rates. They did this by claiming their property was available for rent—and so eligible for business rates—but then ensured that little rental took place and so the business income...
Dawn Bowden: ...to protect both local communities and our tourism industry. In relation to answering directly some of the points that you raised, Janet, in relation to supporting business, the current level of business rates has continued. That's continued beyond COVID, worth at least £140 million a year to local businesses in the tourism industry. You've talked about the transport infrastructure. The UK...
Amanda Solloway: ...tax environment for businesses to invest and grow. In his autumn statement, the Chancellor announced that the Government are going further to support high street businesses by reducing the burden of business rates with a package worth £13.6 billion in total over the next five years. This included freezing the business rates multiplier for another year to protect businesses from rising...
Sarah Owen: .... Surely that is something we all want to see. Thriving high streets lead to a revival in our local communities and that is what every community wants and deserves. The glaring failure to reform business rates in the Government’s 13 years of power has led to the decline of our high street businesses on an industrial scale. It was not just covid; the decline started well before then. The...
Lord Taylor of Warwick: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the business rate multiplier in England and Wales.
Peredur Owen Griffiths: ...the use of this power within their broader strategy for fostering domestic business growth in Wales. And finally, in relation to the provision for establishing the HMRC-led digitalisation of business rates programme, could the Minister clarify the mechanisms through which relevant data will be shared with the Welsh Government? Diolch.