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Future business rates system must focus on place not institutions, says DCN chair

Category: LCN Updates
Published: 1 July 2016
Cllr Neil Clarke DCN Chairman, business rates, Public Sector Executive

In Public Sector Executive, 15 June 2016

Any new system for assessing the share of business rates in the future should be designed around ‘place’ and delivering better outcomes for communities, rather than having a focus on institutions, the chairman of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has said.

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