Reform of Business Rates!!

2nd June 2014

A discussion paper on the business rates system has been released by Government.

It sets out a series of questions for reforming the business rates system in England after the next revaluation in April 2017. Responses to the discussion paper need to be submitted by the 6th June. Any reform could affect your individual costs. Sheffield City Council will be submitting a formal response to this discussion paper but we also believe it important that the business community responds to this separately. The Council's response will be mainly technical in nature but it is important that the business voice is heard as well. A link to the discussion paper is below: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-seeks-views-on-administration-of-business-rates-system Please send your comments to me on richard.wright@scci.org.uk, before 4th June and we will amalgamate them into a response on behalf of the business community in Sheffield. ​ Richard Wright Executive Director