Question reference: S3W-07285
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 November 2007
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Clackmannanshire local authority area 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 Clackmannanshire 977 77 125 1,179 Notes: (i) The rateable valueranges shown in the table correspond to those on page 12 of the Scottish BudgetSpending Review 2007. (ii) The table showsthe number of non-domestic properties, excluding zero rated properties, with rateablevalues of up to £15,000 in the Clackmannanshire local authority area. (iii) The number ofeligible businesses will be lower than the number of non-domestic properties ineach area, because some businesses have more than one property. This may affecteligibility for relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme, which will dependon: the combined rateablevalue of all properties in Scotland which a business owns, leases or is otherwiseentitled to occupy; whether the propertyis eligible for one of the existing rates relief schemes, and the level of otherpublic sector assistance received by the business.