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Multipliers for the Rate Year 2009/10.
Pre
Budget Report - Empty Properties <go
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The
final year of the 2005 Rating List is almost upon us and the
provisional multipliers for England for the year commencing
April 2010 have been announced by the Department of Communities
and Local Government.
The
Small Business Non Domestic Rating Multiplier will be increased
in line with inflation, to 0.481
The
supplement for the contribution to SBRR (Small Business Rate
Relief) will remain at 0.004, making the Non Domestic Rating
Multiplier 0.485
Wales
The
Welsh multiplier will be increased in line with inflation
to 0.489
Scotland
As
in England, the multiplier in Scotland will be 0.481 with
a supplement of 0.004 for those properties with an RV (Rateable
Value) over 29,000
Pre
Budget Report - Empty Properties
In
the pre budget report, the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, announced
that for the rate year 2009/10 empty business properties with
a rateable value of less than 15,000 will be exempt from business
rates. This is a change from the current figure of 2,200 and
is expected to be for one year only.
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