Question reference: S3W-07286
- 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 11 December 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many small businesses in the Stirling local authority area will benefit from the proposed cut in business rates.
Answer
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 the local authority area 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 Stirling 2,816 260 380 3,456 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 subjects) withrateable values of up to £15,000 in the Stirling local authority 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 a business 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.