article_snippet: the current system of business rates also means some small shops on busy high streets pay very high rates, while online giants such as Amazon, with large warehouses in cheaper locations, pay less.
article_snippet: Now the Budget's out of the way we can focus on serious issues like who's going to host top gear' Jules Winstanley, 51, who will pay £15,000 in business rates for her two clothing boutiques, in Bath and Teddington, south-west London, urged the review to radically reduce rates for small businesses.
article_snippet: We need a resurgence of help for independent shops so that We can compete fairly with the big boys,’ she added.
article_snippet: Rain Newton-Smith, of the Confederation of British Industry, said the smallest businesses should be removed from the rates.
article_snippet: Joanna Elson, of the Money Advice Trust said Joanna Elson, of the Money Advice Trust was ‘crucial’ that the review considers how the rates system can ‘better support small business owners who are struggling’.
article_snippet: ’ Charlotte Balbier, 34, (pictured above) is a wedding dress designer who pays £28,000 in business rates per year.
article_snippet: Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium welcomed the Government’s review of the rates, which ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium said should be lowered to keep small businesses thriving.
article_snippet: The designer, of Heald Green, near Stockport, started ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium business in 2003 and stocks 40 shops across Europe.
article_snippet: ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium has seen business rates rise steadily.
article_snippet: business rates affect ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium own showroom, which occupies two floors of an office block, but also the shops on the high street which ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium relies upon to stock ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium dresses.
article_snippet: I would like to see lower business rates and less red tape,’ ’ Helen Dickinson, of the British Retail Consortium said.
article_snippet: We supply 350 stores … and they are the shops on the high street who could really stand to benefit from a reduction in rates.