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Ken Barclay who is leading the business rates review group<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Ken Barclay who is leading the Scottish Government\u2019s review of business rates announces the remaining members of the group and calls for businesses to submit their ideas to reform the current system.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy to head up the Scottish Government\u2019s review of business rates alongside a talented team. The group members are, Isobel d\u2019Inverno, Professor Russel Griggs, David Henderson and Nora Senior. This is a highly skilled team with significant experience in areas including entrepreneurship, tax, banking and investment, local and national government.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a group we will consider how business rates can\u00a0respond to wider economic conditions and support business growth and long-term investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to bring forward recommendations that seek to enhance and reform the system to better support business growth and reflect changing marketplaces whilst still maintaining the level of income necessary to provide funding for services upon which businesses rely. We have no doubt that this will prove to be a challenging task but I believe collectively we have the ability to make the most of this opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo help us achieve this task I would urge all businesses to make their views known on the way forward for our rates system. For the next three months we will be asking businesses, large and small, across the length and breadth of Scotland to contribute to our conversation so we can design a solution together. The period for submissions will end on 7 October 2016 and more information can be found here www.gov.scot\/businessrates<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

All submissions and enquiries should be emailed to ratesreview@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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