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ACS welcomes ‘long overdue’ business rates reforms

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ACS has welcomed the introduction of new legislation to reform the business rates system to improve the accuracy of business rates bills for local shops. Introduced to Parliament on 29 March, the Non-Domestic Rates Bill aims to deliver on the government’s long-standing commitments to increase the frequency of revaluations and make the process of business …

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