Surely the hon. Lady recognises that, at the end of the day, the effect of the revaluation is neutral. It is simply a matter of distributing the total business rate to be collected between the various properties. The fact that the revaluation was carried out during an economic boom will not lead to more money being collected in rates.
Business Rates
Proceeding contribution from
Clive Betts
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 June 2009.
It occurred during Opposition day on Business Rates.
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Session
2008-09
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