This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Relook at the way business rates are calculated
The government needs to have a full review of the business rates. No matter where you are in England the same calculation are used. All good and well but there's some areas that are struggling to keep shops for example Middlesbrough. We have to pay the same as city's but without the footfall
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The government needs to do this ASAP to keep businesses on the high Street otherwise more businesses will close down because rates cripple businesses. They need to make business rates based regional not a flat rate throughout England. These need to be done because since covid major businesses have closed there doors for good and business rates contribute massively towards there debt.
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