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UK high street shops and pubs handed £500m business rates cut
2:17am PDT - April 1st, 2019 chelsea handler - IndependentSmall firms will receive a one-third discount on their rates bills from 1 April for next two years
Small firms will receive a one-third discount on their rates bills from 1 April for next two years