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035 _a(Sirsi) u111615
245 _aRural rates proposals published
260 _c2001
490 _aDETR News Release
_v(149) 19 March 2001, (2)
520 _aThe government has announced measures to encourage farm diversification and extend the current village shop rate relief scheme to other small rural businesses. The schemes proposed in the Rating Bill will mean mandatory rate relief of 50% to new small-scale non-agricultural businesses on farms for the first five years with local authorities having discretion to increase this to 100%.
590 _aWB
650 _aFARM DIVERSIFICATION
650 _aRATE RELIEF
650 _aRATING
650 _aRATING BILL
650 _aRURAL BUSINESSES
650 _aVILLAGE SHOPS
690 _aRATING AND LOCAL TAXATION
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