Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates retention
Applies to England
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Detail of outcome
These documents provide a summary of responses and the government response to the consultation to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates that they raise locally and the call for evidence on needs and redistribution.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation seeks views on the government’s commitment to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates that they raise locally. Specifically this consultation seeks to identify some of the issues that should be kept in mind when designing the reforms.
The government has announced it will undertake a fair funding review of what the needs assessment formula should be following the implementation of 100% business rates retention. As a first step, alongside this consultation, the government has issued a call for evidence which sets out the key questions that will need to be addressed as part of this review.
Responding to the business rates retention consultation
By email: brrconsultation@communities.gsi.gov.uk
By post: Business Rates Retention Consultation, Local Government Finance, Department for Communities and Local Government, 2nd floor, Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Responding to the Fair Funding Review call for evidence
By email: needsandresources@communities.gsi.gov.uk
By post: Local Government Finance Reform (Fair Funding Review), Department for Communities and Local Government, 2nd floor, Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street,London SW1P 4DF
Documents
Updates to this page
Published 5 July 2016Last updated 19 December 2017 + show all updates
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Added response to the call for evidence on needs and redistribution.
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Added summary of responses and the government response to the consultation.
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First published.