A Bill To Make provision about non-domestic rating in England; to amend Chapter 4ZA of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; to confer power on the Greater London Authority and certain local authorities in England to impose levies on non-domestic ratepayers to raise money for expenditure on projects expected to promote economic development; to confer power on certain local authorities in England to impose a levy on persons with certain property interests in a business improvement district to finance projects to be carried out in the district; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
17 May 2021
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The Local Government Finance Bill would create new powers for English local authorities to raise money for economic development through levies on non-domestic ratepayers and on property interests within Business Improvement Districts. It also updates the non-domestic rating framework by amending the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Chapter 4ZA) to enable these levies and related purposes.
The bill is at Report stage in the Commons. It has progressed through initial readings and committee scrutiny in the Commons during January–February 2017.
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The Bill was to be considered at Report Stage and Third Reading.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
