You are entitled to a 50% reduction in your rates bill if you are:
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the only general store or the only post office and have a rateable value of less than £8,500
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a food shop with a rateable value of less than £8,500
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the only public house or the only petrol station and have a rateable value of less than £12,500 and the property is occupied.
In addition we have the discretion to give further relief on the remaining 50% of the bill.
In addition, we also have the discretion to give relief on certain other occupied property in a rural settlement where the rateable value is less than £16,500 and the business is of benefit to the local community.
