tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post1832104954157586095..comments2024-03-28T22:45:51.014+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Business Rates reform to be ignored again?CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-75120416946951939372015-01-23T02:39:44.060+00:002015-01-23T02:39:44.060+00:00I'm going to agree that I hardly could make he...I'm going to agree that I hardly could make head or tail out of the article after that bit of typo at the end. But just to chip in my 2 cents worth. As an estate agent, the taxes are really going to affect a lot more people than the government really wants it to, but it's really up to somebody to say something about it before it gets out of hand.JeremyOlmhttp://www.moreestateagents.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-78385588326011643302014-12-12T05:54:58.328+00:002014-12-12T05:54:58.328+00:00I was suggested this blog by my cousin. I am not s...I was suggested this blog by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed about my difficulty. You are wonderful! Thanks!<br /><a href="http://www.nictoglobe.org" rel="nofollow">nictoglobe.org </a> | <br><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617807227780321131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-36521760600033775392014-12-02T07:17:06.879+00:002014-12-02T07:17:06.879+00:00Dear, I am very like your website and all post. it...Dear, I am very like your website and all post. it is great and usefull for us. i will often come here,and support any post which your push. Tks.<br /><a href="http://www.nationaleverzekeringsawards.com" rel="nofollow">nationaleverzekeringsawards</a> | <br><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018622326611210067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-74293162207028101352014-10-29T15:02:04.045+00:002014-10-29T15:02:04.045+00:00Because our shop is so small and we only have one ...Because our shop is so small and we only have one premise, I have paid no rates at all for the last 4 years I think it's 50% discount for small premise, 50% discount courtesy of HMG :)<br /><br />Timbo614https://www.blogger.com/profile/14671168026195402267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-15970532509180738162014-10-29T10:54:01.867+00:002014-10-29T10:54:01.867+00:00Just so you know - looked over a property last wee...Just so you know - looked over a property last week. <br />Wrong end of high street - the non-flow end. next to a chip shop, which is no use for daytime footfall.<br />500sq ft, which in retail is very small. <br /><br />Rent £16,000 <br />Rates £6,000<br /><br /><br />now the £6,000 rates are equal to a part/time worker on 18 hours a week. <br /><br />That may not seem a big deal, but<br />{as I have said many many times before} for a school aged children mum, or a pensioner, or a student, or someone only with 12 hours work already who wants more .. Its a job.<br /><br />And that's almost a guarantee that that is what the money would be used for if rate relief was in place. Evidenced here at BQI, where our 100% rural rate relief properties employ on average 5 part time compared to our urban 100% rateable value that employ 4.<br /><br />That is despite the urban being far busier.<br />Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-31451775309006845732014-10-29T09:09:51.022+00:002014-10-29T09:09:51.022+00:00I remember a comment attributed to Ken Livingstone...I remember a comment attributed to Ken Livingstone in his anti-business mayoral days, when describing a symbol of capitalism, Shell Centre on the South Bank. <br /><br />"Lots of lovely rates!"<br /><br />It's how all politicians think, alas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-85975575150844704142014-10-29T05:53:31.119+00:002014-10-29T05:53:31.119+00:00It's still 3 party politics.
It's the po...It's still 3 party politics. <br /><br />It's the political class which refuses to accept that their chums in the Westminster Dinnner-Debating Club (the LibDems) have been rejected by the people. <br /><br />The country is still a socialist state with communist redistributive tendencies. It requires a lot of tax. Who else to get the money from but small, immobile businesses, property and sitting duck PAYE earners. Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-91927730307169596242014-10-28T22:16:50.438+00:002014-10-28T22:16:50.438+00:001 - dont post when youve had a drink - what does &...1 - dont post when youve had a drink - what does "....Government next time - one ht eon hadn, great, less law made is for the better...." mean?<br /><br /><b>I</b> can post drunk, I'm from the internet. You cannot.<br /><br />2 - "A good example of this today is business rates - a system currently designed to keep high streets empty or full of charity shops."<br /><br />We've had this discussion here before: business rates are based on rents, rents are based on borrowings/valuations. <br /><br />This is actually a good example of an 'intelligent tax'. Its telling you that rents and consequentially land and property valuations are far too high.<br />We need more of this asset based taxation and less of the income based taxation to rebalance the economy.<br /><br />To this end, I was heartened to hear Daniel Hannan tonight on C4 news rail against the CAP subsidy for landowners. A good man.<br /><br />We need to tax property and land to get out of this morass - but who will have the balls to do it?<br /><br />MyCriticalNamenoreply@blogger.com