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Fracking business rates offer 'not enough'

The offer to allow councils to collect 100% of the business rates from fracking projects is unlikely to be enough, research has suggested.

By MJ Correspondent | 19 February 2014

The prime minister's offer to allow councils to collect 100% of the business rates generated from fracking projects is unlikely to be enough, research has suggested.

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