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Finance Secretary softens blow

Mackay to unveil concessions to head off rates revolt

Derek Mackay
Finance secretary Derek Mackay will unveil a series of concessions on business rates today to head off growing hostility over soaring costs from companies and opposition politicians...

Warning on revaluation

Small shops most vulnerable from rates rise

Shop going online
Insurance company AXA today warns that the forthcoming business rate increase threatens the survival of the nation’s small shops...

As I See It

Blame game in full swing in row over rates

Terry smiling
Business rates is not normally the sexiest topic of conversation over the dinner table, nor does the subject often make the move to the top of the news agenda...

Winners and losers in revaluation

Hospitals suffer big rates rises while shops gain

Hospitals and utility companies will see a huge increase in their rates bills next year as a result of changes in the Scottish Budget which has provided a lift to retailers..

Package of changes proposed

Chambers in call for ‘quick’ rates reform

Liz Cameron
A new appeals system and more frequent revaluations are among a package of reforms to business rates proposed by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce...

Separate rates will be charged

Firms face higher fees following court ruling on shared offices

Maxim Office Park
A decision by the UK Supreme Court on business rates in shared office buildings will lead to higher fees for many businesses in Scotland, according to commercial property experts atRead More

Threat of more high street closures

Holyrood warned that high rates are turning away investors

Scottish retailers today step up their campaign to force the Holyrood government to follow Westminster and instigate a review of business rates, or else see the country’s high streets sufferRead More