Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the East Kilbride parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.
Information onsmall businesses in the form requested is not held centrally. However,information on the number and rateable value of non-domestic properties whichmay be eligible for relief under the Small Business Bonus scheme is availablefor each of the local authority areas concerned on the Scottish Assessors Portalwww.saa.gov.uk. This information is shownas follows:
| Number of Properties | Rateable Value of Property | |||
| Up to £8,000 | £8,001-£10,000 | £10,001-£15,000 | Total up to £15,000 | |
| South Lanarkshire | 4,956 | 626 | 905 | 6,487 |
Notes:
(i) The rateablevalue ranges shown in the table correspond to those on page 12 of the ScottishBudget: Spending Review 2007.
(ii) The tableshows the number of non-domestic properties, excluding zero rated properties,with rateable values of up to £15,000 in all of South Lanarkshire local authority area. East Kilbride parliamentary constituency falls within this area.
(iii) The numberof eligible businesses will be lower than the number of non-domestic propertiesin each area, because some businesses have more than one property. This mayaffect eligibility for relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme, which willdepend on:
the combinedrateable value of all properties in Scotland which abusiness owns, leases or is otherwise entitled to occupy;
whether theproperty is eligible for one of the existing rates relief schemes, and
the level ofother public sector assistance received by the business.