Tensions could erupt between local government tiers in the wake of chancellor George Osborne’s announcement of a business rates revolution, it is feared.
Many in the sector had called for 100% retention of business rates taxation by the end of this Parliament but are now facing uncertainty, with the full details of the reforms still to be announced.
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