Relief on business rates ruled unfair
Series: Financial Times ; 4 November 1999, 4(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: The Court of Appeal has ruled that government did not have the right to set cut-off points for transitional relief on business rates. The relief covered the centralisation of the rating system in 1990, and companies had to apply for it by February 1989. Government may have to repay millions of pounds to about 180,000 companies.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3543-33 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 101473-1001 |
The Court of Appeal has ruled that government did not have the right to set cut-off points for transitional relief on business rates. The relief covered the centralisation of the rating system in 1990, and companies had to apply for it by February 1989. Government may have to repay millions of pounds to about 180,000 companies.