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Tribunal showdown over estimated Ã�Â£3.5bn pandemic business rates rebates

Businesses facing hefty business rates bills are set for a court showdown over the Government’s decision to strip them of their right to appeal their property taxes in a series of major cases this week. The Valuation Tribunal, an independent judicial body, will hear a series of 26 test cases o...

A report by a group of MPs has warned that up to 20,000 UK pubs could be at risk of closure if the government fails to reform the business rates system. Ahead of the chancellor's spring statement on Wednesday (23 March), the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) said the current sys...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak claimed he is making the biggest cut to the business rates tax in 30 years as he set out his Budget. Admonishing the Labour Party over its recent pledges to abolish the tax, Sunak said he would not be making "reckless unfounded promises to abolish a ta...

A cyber attack inflicted on Hackney LBC more than six months ago is still plaguing the council, which is in line for a bailout package worth millions after the government made an unprecedented grant to Redcar & Cleveland Council to cover some of its cyber attack losses. Both Redcar & Clev...

Covid-19 related MCC appeals ruled out of new business rates relief set out by Government. Set out in the March budget, The Government has announced a new Business Rates relief fund of £1.5 billion for businesses affected by COVID-19 outside the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors. How...

The business rates holiday in Scotland is to be extended for a further 12 months for the hospitality, retail, leisure and aviation sectors. The Scottish government announced the update to the Scottish Budget, extending the rates relief until March 31, 2022. Finance secretary Kate Forbes detailed ...