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Unregistered businesses [unregistered enterprises are sole proprietorships and partnerships that are not large enough to be VAT registered (have an annual turnover below the VAT threshold, £82,000 as at March 2016) and are not PAYE registered (i.e. do not employ others)] accounted for approximately 176,400 enterprises (50% of the total) - the decrease in Scotland's business base over the latest...