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How business rate reform could help small businesses thrive | Viewpoint: Joe Phelan

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In a rare pre-Budget speech, chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the government’s 26 November Budget will prioritise growth, with long-trailed reforms to the business rates system set to play a central role. For the small firms and high-street retailers that have, in recent years,…

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