Pressure mounts over business rate hike
Monday, 20 February 2017
Pressure is mounting over government reforms which threaten to drive up rural business rates.
Pressure is mounting over government reforms which threaten to drive up rural business rates.
Rural communities will be among the biggest losers from what is described as a radical reform of business rates.
East Devon District Council is helping rural businesses to apply for £1.4m in EU funded grants and boost the local economy.
Rural rate relief will increase from 50% to 100% from next April, saving a business up to £2900 a year.
THE government has unveiled a £4m fund to repair flood damage caused by winter storms in Cumbria last December.
RURAL businesses will continue to benefit from a £9m European funding initiative managed by Norfolk County Council.
THE English tourism sector is set to grow by nearly 3% every year over the next decade, suggests research by the Local Government Association.
THE government has launched a food tourism grant scheme it hopes will boost the rural economy.
A Rural Growth Network fund has re-opened to support the rural economy across north-east England.
RURAL businesses have pledged to work together to create opportunities following the UK vote to leave the European Union.
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Pressure is mounting over government reforms which threaten to drive up rural business rates.
Rural communities will be among the biggest losers from what is described as a radical reform of business rates.
East Devon District Council is helping rural businesses to apply for £1.4m in EU funded grants and boost the local economy.
Rural rate relief will increase from 50% to 100% from next April, saving a business up to £2900 a year.
THE government has unveiled a £4m fund to repair flood damage caused by winter storms in Cumbria last December.
RURAL businesses will continue to benefit from a £9m European funding initiative managed by Norfolk County Council.
THE English tourism sector is set to grow by nearly 3% every year over the next decade, suggests research by the Local Government Association.
THE government has launched a food tourism grant scheme it hopes will boost the rural economy.
A Rural Growth Network fund has re-opened to support the rural economy across north-east England.
RURAL businesses have pledged to work together to create opportunities following the UK vote to leave the European Union.
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