09 February 2023
A recent letter to the Scottish Government has been issued by the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, Scottish Retail Consortium, Booksellers Association, and the British Independent Retailers Association. The letter is calling for the same business rate discount as the rest of the UK to be applied in Scotland from April 2023.
Bira CEO, Andrew Goodacre made the following statement regarding the retail discount in Scotland:
'We want to see the Scottish government introduce the retail discount of 75% off business rates as of April. This policy has been introduced in England and Wales, and previously in Scotland. Removing it in Scotland places the smaller Scottish retailers at a significant disadvantage.'
We urge our members and all independent retailers based in Scotland to write to your local MSP using the following template:
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