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Small Business Rate Relief

This applies to hereditaments with rateable values up to £9,999.

The relief is only available to ratepayers with either

Eligible hereditaments with a rateable value of up to £4,999 woll get 50% rate relief.  This will decrease on a sliding scale of 1% for every £100 over £4,999 up to £9,999.

Eligible hereditaments will have their bill calculated using the small business non-domestic rating multiplier.

If a business qualifies for Small Business Rate Relief and under the former agricultural premises scheme they will only reveive Former gricultural Premises Relief.

If a ratepayer is eligible for charity relief or rural rate relief the will receive that relief rather than Small Business Rate Relief.

Buffer Zone

Those businesses with rateable values from £10,000 to £14,999 can apply to be in the "buffer zone" and have their bill calculated using the small business non-domestic rating multiplier.

In both cases the ratepayer must apply for the relief or inclusion in the buffer zone.

Multilpliers

Small business non-domestic rating multiplier = 0.426
Non-domestic rating multiplier = 0.433