Small Business Rate Relief

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Small Business Rate Relief

Alok Sharma and Reading East MP, Rob Wilson, joined forces with the Federation of Small Businesses to campaign to help small shops in Reading save money by claiming Small Business Rate Relief.

Roughly half of eligible businesses do not claim the relief, according to Conservative Party research. The reason is that many simply don’t know it exists. Yet it could save local shops up to £1,100 per annum. So the Conservatives have created a simple online tool to help firms check their eligibility and print off the form.

Alok has urged small businesses to go online and visit http://www.conservatives.com/smallshops/ to check if they are eligible. If a business is eligible it can then print out a form, fill it in and send it to their local authority.

The Conservative Party has pledged to make Small Business Rate Relief automatic to reduce admin costs and encourage take up.

Press Releases

In the Press

• Fury at rates rise in crunch
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