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Budget: Local shops welcome support on rates; await energy plans for business

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Local shops have welcomed a significant business rates support package announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement. In the Autumn Statement, the government has announced that from April 2023, it will provide business rates support in the following headline areas: The business rates multiplier will be frozen at its current level in 2023-24 Business rates relief …

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