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Retail discount

You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure discount if your business is mainly being used as a: 

  • shop
  • restaurant, café, bar or pub
  • cinema or music venue
  • hospitality or leisure business – for example, a gym, spa or a hotel

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What you’ll get

If you’re eligible, you could get: 

  • 50% off your business rates bills for the 2022 to 2023 tax year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023)
  • 75% off your business rates bills for the 2023 to 2024 tax year (1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024)

The most you can get in each tax year is £110,000 per business.

How to apply

This discount will be automatically applied to the majority of eligible businesses.

If you think you’re eligible for this discount and it’s not showing on your bill please contact us straight away.

A decision to award the retail discount cannot be made more than six months after the end of the financial year. Therefore, it’s important that you contact us before the 30 September 2023, if you wish to apply for the 2022/2023 retail discount.

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