ry ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁lower ▁multip lier ▁and ▁a ▁relief ▁scheme ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁its ▁members . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Ly ons ▁In qu iry ▁into ▁Local ▁Government ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁significant ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁tax , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁level ▁was ▁a ▁concern ▁to ▁property - int ensive ▁business es . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁overall ▁yield ▁being ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Ret ail ▁Pr ices ▁Index ▁as ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁infl ation , ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁business ▁rates ▁to ▁local ▁government ▁fin ance ▁has ▁decre ased ▁compared ▁to ▁Council ▁Tax ▁and ▁government ▁gr ants . ▁Many ▁local ▁authorities ▁have ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁rate ▁to ▁be ▁increased , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁multip lier ▁to ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁local ▁control ; ▁both ▁suggestions ▁have ▁been ▁opposed ▁by ▁business ▁organis ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁Ret ail ▁Cons ort ium . ▁The ▁Ly ons ▁In qu iry ▁rejected ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁local ▁control , ▁and ▁instead ▁proposed ▁giving ▁local ▁authorities ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁le vy ▁a ▁local ▁supp lement , ▁in ▁consult ation ▁with ▁affected ▁business es ; ▁responses ▁from ▁the ▁business ▁sector ▁have ▁r anged ▁from ▁ca ution ▁to ▁opposition . ▁Following ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁previously ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁government ▁were ▁de vol ved ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Assembly ▁government . ▁The ▁English ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁systems ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁diver ge