Question reference: S3W-07171
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 November 2007
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 December 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Perth parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.
Answer
Information on smallbusinesses in the form requested is not held centrally. However, information onthe number and rateable value of non-domestic properties which may be eligible forrelief under the Small Business Bonus scheme is available for the local authorityarea concerned on the Scottish Assessors Portal ( Number of Properties Rateable Value of Property Up to £8,000 £8,001-£10,000 £10,001-£15,000 Total up to £15,000 Perth and Kinross 5,135 378 528 6,041 Notes: (i)The rateable value ranges shown in the table correspond to those on page 12 of the Scottish Budget: Spending Review 2007. (ii)The table shows the number of non-domestic properties (excluding zero-rated subjects)with rateable values of up to £15,000 in all of Perth and Kinross, which is the local authorityarea in which the Perthparliamentary constituency is situated. (iii)The number of eligible businesses will be lower than the number of non-domesticproperties in each area, because some businesses have more than one property. Thismay affect eligibility for relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme, which willdepend on: thecombined rateable value of all properties in Scotland which a business owns, leases or isotherwise entitled to occupy; whetherthe property is eligible for one of the existing rates relief schemes, and thelevel of other public sector assistance received by the business.