▁rate able ▁values ▁are ▁updated ▁to ▁current ▁market ▁values , ▁but ▁the ▁multip lier ▁has ▁increased ▁from ▁ 3 4 . 8 p ▁( or ▁ 3 4 . 8 %) ▁to ▁ 4 7 . 9 p ▁( 4 7 . 9 %). ▁ ▁Rel ief s ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁reduced ▁by ▁having ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁relief s ▁applied ▁to ▁it , ▁such ▁as ▁relief s ▁for ▁empty ▁properties , ▁or ▁for ▁char ities . ▁Rel ief s ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁authority ▁and ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁rate able ▁value ▁of ▁a ▁property . ▁While ▁some ▁are ▁mand atory , ▁others ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁authority , ▁who ▁also ▁have ▁to ▁bear , ▁in ▁whole ▁or ▁in ▁part , ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁some ▁relief s . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁specific ▁relief s , ▁a ▁hard ship ▁relief ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁authority . ▁A ▁relief ▁on ▁non - ag ric ult ural ▁business ▁on ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁or ▁former ▁agricult ural ▁buildings ▁has ▁been ▁removed ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Char itable ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁making ▁organisation ▁relief ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁types ▁of ▁relief ▁to ▁which ▁a ▁char ity ▁may ▁be ▁entitled : ▁mand atory ▁relief ▁on ▁occupied ▁property , ▁dis cret ion ary ▁relief ▁on ▁occupied ▁property ▁and ▁mand atory ▁zero ▁rating ▁for ▁un occup ied ▁property . ▁The ▁relevant