Ministers seeking views on business rate reform

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Ministers seeking views on business rate reform
The government has launched a review of the business rates system that will look at possible reforms to the administration of the property tax, which is collected by councils. Ministers have called for views on how to make the system more responsive to economic circumstances ahead of the planned revaluation in 2017...

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