Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill 2008-09
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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2nd Reading: House of Commons 6 March, 2009
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06.03.2009
Latest Bill
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Bill as introduced | PDF version, 76KB | 02.03.2009 |
Latest news on the Bill
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 21 January. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading debate on 6 March. After being debated the sponsoring Member withdrew the Bill from further consideration.
The Bill will not progress any further.
Summary of the Bill
Businesses and other occupiers of non-domestic properties pay business rates to contribute to the cost of local authority services. A rate relief system for small businesses is in place in England (with different systems in place in Scotland and Wales), which gives relief to businesses which occupy one property with a rateable value below a certain threshold. Business ratepayers currently have to apply for small business rate relief once every five years, provided that their circumstances have not changed in the interim period. This Bill would make the payment of the relief to small businesses automatic.Stay up to date
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