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Small Business Rates

EDM number 591 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Spink on 26/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Small businesses and Taxation.

That this House notes that the Government announced a small business rate increase for 2009 of 5.02 per cent. to reflect inflation, while the standard national non-domestic rate was increased by 4.97 per cent., thereby making small businesses pay a higher rate for what is their third highest business cost after salaries and rent; further notes the Government gave local councils 2.5 per cent. to reflect inflation for the same period; further notes that small businesses are the engine of our economy and will need to create jobs as the UK moves towards recovery; and therefore calls on the Government to review its policies regarding small businesses and to reduce their taxes and costs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink26/01/2009Castle PointIndependentProposed
Peter Bottomley27/01/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle27/01/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing27/01/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSeconded
Gregory Campbell27/01/2009East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Nicholas Winterton27/01/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell27/01/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell28/01/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin28/01/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Ann Winterton29/01/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
David Drew29/01/2009StroudLabourSigned
Mike Hancock02/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed03/02/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea04/02/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Rudi Vis04/02/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Roger Williams05/02/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Wilshire05/02/2009SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds03/03/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
John Barrett06/03/2009Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Sammy Wilson02/04/2009East AntrimDUPSigned

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