Adding up the Bill

Partridge, C.

Adding up the Bill - 2003 - Estates Gazette (0303) 18 January 2003, 118-119(2) .

Looks at the Local Government Bill 2002, and highlights the relevant parts for surveyors. Part 3 outlines future arrangements for calculating grants from central government, including arrangements of payments and accounting; Part 4 deals with business improvement districts (BIDs); Part 5 sets out proposed changes in the rules relating to non-domestic rates; and Part 6 deals with changes to council tax. Discusses in detail the scope and implications of Part 5 and concludes that the reforms are extensive and should be studied in detail. View at www.publications.parliament.uk/.


LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL
FINANCE
GRANTS
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
COUNCIL TAX
NON-DOMESTIC RATES