Question reference: S5W-06884
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 3 February 2017
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Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 February 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that small businesses that invest in improving their properties are being penalised by increased business rates.
Answer
From 1 April 2017, the Small Business Bonus Scheme threshold will increase by 50% to remove rates for eligible premises with rateable values up to £15,000, meaning that many properties which do improve their premises will retain the benefits of the Bonus Scheme after those improvements have been made.