Rejected petition Business Rate Relief

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It is not surprising that whilst High Streets are declining, Charity shops remain a growth industry.

This is often at the expense, quite literally, of the independent stores, given that registered Charity shops receive a discount on their Business Rates of 80%.

Consequently not only is a huge amount of income being foregone across the country, but also other retailers have to pay more.

The government should reduce the discount to no more than 25%, and achieve this by a phased increase over say five years.

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Date submitted 17 November 2011
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