Business
18 May 2017
Campaign for rural investment post-Brexit
RURAL business leaders have launched a campaign calling for more investment in the countryside. The Countryside Matters campaign aims to unite people who love the countryside and believe it is...
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27 Apr 2017
Call for rural productivity evidence
Rural businesses and communities are being asked to help explore issues around rural productivity and growth in south-west England. The South West Rural Productivity Commission has been established as a...
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26 Apr 2017
‘Digital tax’ proposal ditched – for now
Rural businesses have welcomed a government decision to drop its Making Tax Digital plan from the Finance Bill. The plan would have required businesses to submit tax information online rather than...
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15 Mar 2017
Rural caution over Budget U-turn
The Rural Services Network has welcomed a government decision to abandon a planned increase in national insurance payments by the self-employed. The U-turn by the government came a week after...
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08 Mar 2017
Little joy in Budget for rural business
THE government’s Budget contained little joy for businesses in the countryside, say rural leaders. The Country Land and Business Association welcomed a cap on business rates but said it was...
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21 Feb 2017
EU funding for M3 rural businesses
Rural businesses around the M3 motorway are to receive a share of £3.6m in European funding. The funding is being awarded to rural businesses across north Hampshire as well as...
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23 Jan 2017
Rate reform could destroy rural businesses
Rural communities will be among the biggest losers from what is described as a radical reform of business rates. Rural enterprises face some of the steepest business rate rises in...
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30 Nov 2016
£1.4m business boost for East Devon
East Devon District Council is helping local rural businesses to apply for £1.4m in EU funded grants. The council is providing specialist support to rural businesses and organisations to help...
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24 Nov 2016
Chancellor unveils 100% rural rate relief
Rural rate relief will increase from 50% to 100% from next April, saving a business up to £2900 a year. The measure was announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in his...
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16 Nov 2016
£4m for rural tourism in Cumbria
THE government has unveiled a £4m fund to repair damage caused by winter storms in Cumbria last December. The Cumbria Countryside Access Fund will help reinstate and improve public rights...
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