Question reference: S5W-25139
- Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 September 2019
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 September 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s call for a moratorium on any new or additional business rates levies during the remainder of the current parliamentary session, as set out in its submission on the 2020-21 budget.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to a fair and sustainable non-domestic rates system. As has been the case in previous years, the non-domestic poundage rate will be considered as part of the Scottish Budget process.