Reply to: Cash-strapped hospitals ask for £1.5bn tax rebate

[AtW]

You do talk a load of crap, you really are an angry old man, full of opinion but if you were ever in a position to make a decision on the countries finances you would explode.

[AtW]

Charities do not get automatic exemption from business rates, it is upto the local authority whether they grant 100% or less exemption.

You did not answer my question which was - WHY CHARITIES GOT BUSINESS RATES RELIEF???

Whether it's granted or on what conditions not are secondary matters.

[DodgyAgent]

How many contractors have you supplied to the NHS?

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[Waldorf]

Why charities have business rates tax relief then?.

Charities do not get automatic exemption from business rates, it is upto the local authority whether they grant 100% or less exemption.

You do talk a load of crap, you really are an angry old man, full of opinion but if you were ever in a position to make a decision on the countries finances you would explode.

Go and cuddle up to your blow up doll of Jeremy Corbyn and sleep well.

[DimPrawn]

businesses provide jobs and pay many other taxes, that's more than enough.

My business provides one job, but doesn't pay tax, does that count?

[SueEllen]

If you have a very small shop you get a business rate exemption in some areas which is why some coffee shops and florists are tiny.

[AtW]

Business rates are paid on non residential properties. Thankfully you are not in charge of the country's finances.

Why charities have business rates tax relief then? NHS is essentially a charity, it's not a for-profit business - it's preposterous to charge them BUSINESS rates, which is why now hospitals applying for retrospective change - I hope they succeed.

It's a pity I am not in charge of country's finances, because unlike Gidiot/Camoron muppets I know how to run my personal finances - I spend less than I earn.

VAT isn't paid by the businesses, it's paid by the end consumer, so the likes of Google and Amazon would thank you for abolishing business rates and increasing VAT, they would be much better off.

Yes, and that's correct way of things to be - the consumer (with more money in their pockets thanks to income tax cuts that should happen) would CHOOSE where to spend their hard earned money.

Amazon uses warehouses in cheap places, so not a lot of business rates, Google only got office HQ so overall business rates on them is minimal. People who get slaughtered by rates are local businesses run by self employed people - the very people that Tories should be inspiring to start their own business.

[Waldorf]

What BUSINESS rates got to do with NHS (not private) hospitals???

Business rates are paid on non residential properties. Thankfully you are not in charge of the country's finances.

VAT isn't paid by the businesses, it's paid by the end consumer, so the likes of Google and Amazon would thank you for abolishing business rates and increasing VAT, they would be much better off.

[AtW]

By the way - "pro-business" Tory Govt will move give control over business rates to local councils - in exchange Govt cuts its grant for same value, pretty obvious that councils will be increasing business rates rapidly since there is no cap.

Birmingham's business rates email query response SLA is 3 weeks, getting through via phone line is next to impossible.

Thanks Tories.

[AtW]

Local sales taxes.

You can't trust councils with taxes

[clearedforlanding]

What?

Local sales taxes.

[AtW]

So the USA?

What?

[clearedforlanding]

They pay very little business rates already, it's small businesses on High Street that get destroyed by crazy rates - pubs, restaurants etc.

Business rates should not exist - VAT should be 25% of which, say 5% goes to local authority.

So the USA?

[AtW]

Please forward this memo to Starbucks, Amazon & Google.

They pay very little business rates already, it's small businesses on High Street that get destroyed by crazy rates - pubs, restaurants etc.

Business rates should not exist - VAT should be 25% of which, say 5% goes to local authority.

[clearedforlanding]

btw, there should NOT even be such a thing as "business rates" - businesses provide jobs and pay many other taxes, that's more than enough.

Please forward this memo to Starbucks, Amazon & Google.