Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Peter Luff (Conservative), on Tuesday, 3 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 124 members in total.

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AUTOMATIC RATE RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House notes with concern that business rate relief is not taken up by over half of those small businesses eligible to claim it; further notes that as a result small businesses are losing out on saving up to ??2,500 yearly; further notes that across the country around ??400 million earmarked for rate relief to be paid to small businesses is returned to the Treasury; and calls on the Government to support the Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

676 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Michael Clapham

Adrian Bailey

Roger Berry

Brian Binley

David Heath

Subjects

Small businesses Taxation

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk