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001			WB3731-49
008			010815n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u114151
245			_aDeferred tax fears for rural business
260			_c2001
490			_aFinancial Times _v 13 August 2001, 4(1)
520			_aSmall businesses hit by the foot and mouth epidemic owe £103m in deferred tax. At the onset of foot and mouth, small businesses were allowed to delay payments to the Inland Revenue, and so far 43,374 companies have asked for deferred payment. The debt is adding to concerns that thousands of rural businesses will fold as a result of the crisis.
590			_aWB
650			_aFOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
650			_aINLAND REVENUE
650			_aSMALL BUSINESSES
650			_aRURAL BUSINESSES
650			_aDEFERRED TAX
650			_aBANKS
690			_aRural _96268
942			_n0
999			_c68010 _d68010