Business Rates

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by cashman

It wouldn't shock me, if they increased the rate, so the good retailers will finance things.

Then perhaps businesses would relocate to other areas where they were treated more favourably.

Councils may even get into the situation where they offered relocation packages to encourage businesses to migrate to their area...taking with them jobs and services.
There needs to be someone with some real interest and skills in bringing business into the area...this will not only bring in revenue in the way of business rates, but JOBS.......which will bring revenue into the borough.
People in work usually have more spending power. They contribute to the local economy.

Or is this view much too simplistic for those who have the power in HBC to grasp?

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Then perhaps businesses would relocate to other areas where they were treated more favourably.

they already did thats why theres no big names in accrington other places treated them better and those that could tolerate working with the council got swept away to whitebirk retail park despite building a big arndale center for them to move in to

its as though back then the council despised accrington and deliberately set about screwing it up

maybe 2 decades later and new people in power the opportunity might be taken to draw companies back into town

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes Accyman.....you would hope so.
Accrington could certainly do with it.