Question reference: S4W-05540
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 8 February 2012
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 9 February 2012
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties receive reduced or zero business rates under its rates relief package in each local authority area.
Answer
The following table shows the percentage of non-domestic properties in receipt of business rates relief, as at 1 April 2011.
Proportion of all Non-domestic Properties in Receipt of Rates Relief (SBBS, Rural, Charity, Religious, Disabled, Sporting, Empty, Renewable etc)
|
All Scotland |
57% |
|
Aberdeen City |
42% |
|
Aberdeenshire |
55% |
|
Angus |
65% |
|
Argyll and Bute |
65% |
|
Clackmannanshire |
64% |
|
Dumfries and Galloway |
57% |
|
Dundee City |
55% |
|
East Ayrshire |
58% |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
59% |
|
East Lothian |
67% |
|
East Renfrewshire |
63% |
|
Edinburgh, City of |
44% |
|
Eilean Siar |
68% |
|
Falkirk |
48% |
|
Fife |
59% |
|
Glasgow City |
55% |
|
Highland |
64% |
|
Inverclyde |
61% |
|
Midlothian |
53% |
|
Moray |
59% |
|
North Ayrshire |
66% |
|
North Lanarkshire |
44% |
|
Orkney Islands |
77% |
|
Perth and Kinross |
60% |
|
Renfrewshire |
61% |
|
Scottish Borders |
68% |
|
Shetland Islands |
67% |
|
South Ayrshire |
58% |
|
South Lanarkshire |
57% |
|
Stirling |
59% |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
55% |
|
West Lothian |
55% |
A copy of this table has been placed in the Scottish Parliaments Information Centre (Bib. number 53672).