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Business Rates Deferral Scheme

Business Rates Deferral Scheme 2012-2013. How to apply and what it means to you.

The deadline for applications under this scheme was

31 March 2013 and are therefore no longer accepted.

 

The Scheme

The Government put in place a business rates deferral scheme which gave ratepayers the option of spreading the Retail Price Index increase in their 2012-13 bill over three years, to help businesses manage their cash flow during the downturn.  You were able to defer payment of 3.2% of your 2012-13 bill – which is equivalent to 60% of the Retail Price Index increase - until 2013-14 and 2014-15.  You will then pay back the total amount deferred over those two years.

Click here for further details of the scheme.

Scheme applications

You can apply at any time until 31 March 2013 provided you have some of your bill left to pay. We would encourage you to apply early so that you see the reduction in your monthly instalments sooner. However, you will be able to defer 3.2% of the whole year’s bill regardless of when you apply. Provided that you return the application by 9 June 2012 you will see the reduction in your July instalment.  If you apply later than that date you will see the reduction reflected in your next instalment or the one after that.

What does this mean to me?

Some examples are detailed below to give you an estimate of what will be deferred.

Annual Charge

 

Deferral Amount

 

£3,000.00

£96.00

£5,000.00

£160.00

£10,000.00

£320.00

£25,000.00

£800.00

£50,000.00

£1,600.00

£100,000.00

£3,200.00


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