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Title:
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THE RETAIL SECTOR
EIGHTH REPORT OF SESSION 2013-14, REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES |
Volume: |
Volume 1 |
By: |
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and , Adrian Bailey |
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Paperback |

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£13.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
0215068904 |
ISBN 13: |
9780215068903 |
Publisher: |
TSO |
Pub. date: |
4 March, 2014 |
Series: |
House of Commons Papers |
Pages: |
67 |
Synopsis: |
The Committee calls for a wholesale review that goes beyond the administration of business rates to examine whether retail taxes should be based on sales rather than the rateable value of a property; whether retail needs its own system of business taxation; and how frequently revaluations should take place. In the interim, the Committee calls for a six months business rates amnesty for businesses occupying empty properties. This would go further than the 50% reduction announced in the Autumn Statement and would encourage new businesses to the High Street. The Committee also recommends that in the interim the Government review whether business rates are more appropriately linked to CPI or RPI and calls for annual increases to be linked to a 12 month average of either RPI or CPI, with a cap at 2%. This would replace the current link to a monthly snapshot of RPI. The Government should provide information on how and how much of the money allocated to the Portas Pilots is being spent. This follows concerns that much of the money allocated to the pilots has not been spent.The Government is also urged to outline the results of its latest STEM skills analysis and outline the action it will take to tackle any skills shortages. The retail sector also needs to encourage more staff to be trained at Apprenticeship Level 3 and above, and consider developing language skills to enhance the international consumers' experience |
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UK |
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TSO |
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