COUNTYWIDE SMALL BUSINESS FAILURE

OF 168 SMALL BUSINESS OUTLETS IN FRAMWELLGATE MOOR DIVISION ONLY 34 ARE CURRENTLY IN RECEIPT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS RATES DISCOUNT

As a Lib Dem group we have been campaigning for all small buisnesses to be personally consulted to check if they are receving these discounts. This would give businesses in our villages thousands of pounds more money to invest and to keep them going through the current economic crisis at no local cost to taxpayers. It is unacceptable for the government to require businesses to seek these discounts. In Wales it is automatic. I hope that the new initiative being launched to find out which businesses should recive this discount will do everything it can to make sure that our local businesses are getting the discounts they should have.

As a Lib Dem group I am impressed that we have managed to change policy on this but feel we should not have had to get political to acheive something which should be automatic.

If any business wants to contact me please call me on 0191 372 5866. I hope to get in touch with as many as possible in the coming weeks.

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