Question reference: S5W-34831
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses (a) are eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme and (b) have been exempt from paying non-domestic rates in the financial year 2020-21 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the Clackmannanshire local authority area.
Answer
Official statistics show that, at the snapshot date of 1 July 2020, there were:
850 recipients of the Small Business Bonus Scheme in Clackmannanshire Council, saving ratepayers around £2 million in 2020-21; and
170 recipients of the 100% Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief, in Clackmannanshire Council, saving ratepayers £3.79 million in 2020-21.