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BUSINESS RATES

Debenhams' CVA to cost councils £8.5m in rates

By William Eichler | 13 May 2019

Local authorities are expected to lose millions of pounds worth of business rates due to Debenham...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Business rates 'tweaks' not enough - CBI

By Martin Ford | 09 May 2019

Industry leaders have called on politicians to look at overhauling the system of business rates.

FINANCE

Cut business rates, claims Treasury's Truss

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2019

Business rates should be cut to support the private sector, chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Sunak to rule on default tier split

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 May 2019

Ministers been asked to set out a ‘national default position’ on the distribution of business rat...

BUSINESS

MPs: Government not willing to innovate on high streets problem

By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 May 2019

The Government is not willing to make the changes necessary to help businesses revitalise high st...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers to step in after tier split talks collapse

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2019

Ministers are expected to be called on to intervene in the thorny issue of business rates tier sp...

WHITEHALL

Move forward on business rates admin

By Dan Peters | 29 April 2019

The Government has taken the next step towards modernising the administration of business rates t...

BUSINESS

Report urges levy on Northern Powerhouse firms

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2019

The councils that make up the Northern Powerhouse should be allowed to levy additional business r...

WHITEHALL

Government to push ahead with 75% rates retention in 2020/21

By Dan Peters | 23 April 2019

Whitehall will push ahead with plans to implement 75% business rates retention in 2020/21 despite...

FINANCE

Doubts over new taxes to fund Commonwealth Games

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2019

New forms of tax are unlikely to fill a £40m hole in funding for the Commonwealth Games budget, c...

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Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council