Following successful FSB campaigning on behalf of its membership, the Government announced additional business rates measures at the Spring Budget this year:
Local Authorities will be tasked with creating their own scheme for delivering the hardship fund in their areas. We have written to all those in our region asking them to support FSB’s Small Business Principles for the fund, which are:
We strongly suggest that if you have been affected by business rates increase that you register your intention to apply for the hardship fund by: