Question reference: S5W-26570
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 November 2019
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 December 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties receive support through the small business bonus scheme, and how this compares with 2008.
Answer
As at 31 May 2019, 120,420 properties received Small Business Bonus Scheme relief, compared to 64,180 properties in 2008. Since the figures for 2019 are based on a different, improved data source direct comparisons should be made with caution. More information on the data sources and annual figures for the number of properties receiving support through the Scheme going back to 2008 can be found in Figure 2 of Non-Domestic Rates Relief Statistics, 2019, available at the following link: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Local-Government-Finance/NDR-Rates-Relief/NDRReliefs2019 .