Policy paper

Business rates retention scheme: central and local shares of business rates statement

The statement of intent sets out how locally collected business rates will be shared between central and local government.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 17 May 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

Business rates retention scheme: the central and local shares of business rates - a statement of intent

Ref: ISBN 9781409834878

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Details

The statement of intent sets out how locally collected business rates will be shared between central and local government. It details the grants from central government to local authorities that will be included within the rates retention scheme. It states that government does not intend to reset the system until 2020 at the earliest, except in exceptional circumstances.

Please note: An update to the statement of intent on the central and local shares of business rates (at Annex A, footnote 6) was made on 13 June 2012.

Published 17 May 2012