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Business rates relief for charities and social enterprises

A review by the Business rates Task and Finish group of business rates relief for charities in Wales. This report is available and it forms the key basis for this consultation.

Business rates policy review

An independent advisory group was set up to review the business rates policy in Wales and has now issued its final report.

Business Rates Wales Review

Business Rates Wales Review
The review has now finished, read the Task and Finish group advice and recommendations and our response here.

Social enterprise

Social Enterprise.
A social enterprise is a business with social objectives.

A review by the Business rates Task and Finish group of business rates relief for charities in Wales.

Task and Finish Group Membership

The group is made up of representatives covering a wide variety of business and public sector backgrounds.

Professor Brian Morgan – Chair
Juliet Luporini
John Gravelle
David Swallow
Chris Sutton.

The Minister for Economy, Science and Transport asked the Business Rates Task and Finish Group to look at business rates relief for charities in Wales. The Group has now finished their review.

What the task and finish group reviewed

The work involved:

  • Considering the recommendation on pages 24-25 of the Business Rates Review, focusing in particular on whether the relief available to charities should be limited in certain circumstances
  • Examining whether social enterprises and credit unions could meaningfully benefit from reliefs.

Next Steps

The final report has now been issued for consultation which will close on 28 June 2013.