Your Council Tax and Business Rates Explained - April 2022 - March 2023
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Your Council Tax
and Business Rates
Explained
April 2022 - March 2023
Contents
Contents
Council Tax Business Rates
How to pay your bill 3 How to pay your bill 3
Getting help to pay your bill 4 Business Rate information 12
Council Tax Support Scheme 5 National non-domestic rating multiplier 12
Discounts 6 Setting rateable values 12
Appeals 8 Business Rate instalments 13
How we deal with benefit cheats 9 Subsidy Control 13
Changed your circumstances? 10 Rating advisers 13
Electronic billing 10 Unoccupied property rating 14
How your Council Tax is calculated 10 Small Business Rate Relief 14
Our Income and Expenditure 11 Relief for local newspapers 15
How to contact us 17 How to contact us 18
2
How to pay your bill
Payments
Direct Debit Telephone Payments
Direct Debit is the easiest way to pay your Payments by debit/credit card can be
Council Tax or Business Rates. It is cost- made on our 24-hour payment line:
effective, efficient and couldn’t be simpler. 0330 008 1605.
Complete a direct debit instruction from the
Council’s website at Standing Orders
tameside.gov.uk/payments Council Tax or Business Rates payments
can be made by standing order at your
Direct Debit means your payments are bank. See the back of your bill for further
collected automatically each month. Your details.
payments are covered by the Direct Debit
Guarantee Scheme. We will continue to Payments can also be made:
collect your payments each year until you • At the Post Office
instruct us otherwise. • At any payzone outlet, using your Council
Tax or Business Rates bill
On the web • If required we can provide a copy of your
To make a payment go to bill in braille, audio or large print, please
tameside.gov.uk/payments telephone 0161 342 2015.
To check your Council Tax balance and
inform us of any changes register for the
self service system.
Visit tameside.gov.uk select Council Tax
and click on self service.
Full payment details can be found on the back of your
Council Tax or Business Rates bill.
Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Business Rates customers can take
advantage of our improved self-service system:
Visit tameside.gov.uk and select Council Tax & Benefits for Self
Service information
3
Getting help to pay your Council Tax bill
Council Tax
If you find monthly payments difficult, you National Debtline
can arrange to pay your bill weekly or nationaldebtline.org/EW
fortnightly. If you choose this method you Tel: 0808 808 4000
will need to notify us so that we can amend
Advice Tameside
your instalment details.
advicetameside.org.uk
You can arrange to pay your Council
Tax bill by 12 monthly instalments. If you For help with housing matters:
choose this method you will need to email tameside.gov.uk/housing/advice
the Council Tax Team at counciltax@ Housing Advice
tameside.gov.uk tamesidehousingadvice.org
If you are experiencing difficulties paying Tel: 0161 331 2700
your bill, please make early contact by
Shelter
using the contact details at the back of
england.shelter.org.uk
this booklet. We will check that your bill
Tel: 0808 800 4444
is correct, and identify any reductions you
may be entitled to that you may have not Money Advice Service
claimed. www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
Alternatively you can contact:
Libraries
Welfare Rights & Debt Advice Service
At all Libraries within the Borough, during
For Benefits and Debt Advice
staffed periods, you will be able to pay
tameside.gov.uk/welfarerights
your Council bills by credit/ debit card or
0800 074 9985
cheque and have your documents verified
(Monday and Wednesday 9.30am –
for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support
12.30pm)
purposes. Library staff can also provide
Detailed below are other agencies, which offer information on Council Services or make
free advice if you are experiencing financial an appointment with Customer Services, if
difficulties: you need help to make a claim for Housing
Benefit or Council Tax Support. For full
Tameside Citizens Advice Bureau details of library opening hours visit
tamesidecab.org.uk www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries or phone
Tel: 0808 278 7805 0161 342 2030.
4
Council Tax Support Scheme
Council Tax
The Council Tax Support Scheme provides The main aspects of the Council Tax Sup-
financial assistance to Council Tax payers port Scheme 2022/2023 for working age
on a low income whether they rent or claimants are:
own their own home, or live rent-free, by
• A maximum limit of 75% to the amount
reducing the amount of Council Tax they
of Council Tax Support that can be paid
have to pay.
• Council Tax Support is limited to the
Claimants of a state pension age receive
level that would be given for a band A
support based on prescribed regulations.
property
Claims for working age claimants are based
on the Council’s local scheme. • There is no provision for backdates
• A
discount of up to 100% of the Council
Who is it for? Tax that is due is awarded to care leavers
People on low income who are liable to pay up to the date of their 25th birthday
Council Tax may be entitled to help.
You can find more information at
tameside.gov.uk/ctss
How is it worked out?
The Council will look at the money you and
your partner have coming in as well as your How to claim
savings. The Council will also look at your
other circumstances such as your age and You can claim Council Tax Support
whether anyone else lives with you. With straight away by using the online
this information the Council will work out if application form at tameside.gov.uk/
you qualify for Council Tax Support. If you ctss
can get Council Tax Support, this will not
affect the amount of money you receive in
other benefits.
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Discounts
Council Tax
Full Council Tax assumes there are two Long Term Empty over 24 months
adults living in the dwelling. If only one adult
If the property is unfurnished and is not
lives in a dwelling the Council Tax will be
your only or main residence and has been
reduced by 25%.
empty for more than 24 months, you will
Second Homes be required to pay 200% of the Council Tax
charge. Even if you have not owned the
If the property is furnished and another
property for 24 months you will still be liable
property in England or Wales is your main
for the charge if it has been empty under a
residence, you will be required to pay 100%
previous owner and is still empty.
of the Council Tax charge.
Empty Properties
If the property is not your only or main
residence and is empty, you will be required
to pay 100% of the Council Tax charge.
Effective From Amount Details
01 April 2021 200% Empty for less than 5 years
01 April 2021 300% Empty between 5 and 10 years
01 April 2021 400% Empty for 10 years or more
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Council Tax
Other Discounts Disability Reduction
Some people are not counted when If you or someone who lives with you (adult
looking at the number of adults or child) has a room or an extra bathroom
resident in a property if they meet or kitchen, or extra space in your property
certain conditions. to meet special needs arising from a
You may be eligible to a discount disability, you may be entitled to a reduction
where there are: in your Council Tax.
• full-time students, student nurses, The bill may be reduced to that of a band
apprentices, youth training trainees and immediately below that shown on the
initial teacher-training trainees valuation list. If your home is in band A you
• patients resident in hospital will already be in the lowest Council Tax
• people who are being looked after in care band, however, you may still qualify for a
homes reduction.
• people who are severely mentally Forms are also available on the Council’s
impaired website:
• people staying in certain hostels or night tameside.gov.uk/counciltax/discounts
shelters
• 18 to 19-year-olds who are at, or have If your bill indicates that a discount,
just left school exemption, or disability reduction has
• careworkers working for low pay. Usually been allowed, you must tell Tameside
for charities Council within 21 days of any change
• people caring for someone with a in circumstances which affects your
disability who is not a spouse, partner or entitlement to that discount.
child under 18 If you fail to do so you may be required
• people living in an annexe owned by a to pay a penalty of £70.
family member who occupies the main
property
• members of visiting forces and certain
international institutions
• people in prison (except those in prison
for non-payment of Council Tax or a fine).
For a full list of all discounts or for further
information visit:
tameside.gov.uk/counciltax/discounts
7
Appeals
Council Tax
Property Bands Council Tax
You may appeal against your property You may also appeal if you think that you are
banding where: not liable to pay Council Tax. For example,
because you are not the owner, or because
• Y
ou believe that the banding should be
the property is exempt, or you believe we
changed because of an increase or
have made a mistake in calculating your
reduction in the value of the property due
bill. If you wish to make an appeal on these
to building work being carried out on the
grounds you must first notify us in writing so
dwelling, i.e. demolition, extensions or
that we have the opportunity to review the
converting the property from houses to
case.
flats
Please write to:
• Y
ou adapt part of your dwelling for
Tameside Council Tax Service, PO Box 304,
business use and it is entered into the
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 0GA.
Non Domestic Rating list
Making an appeal does not allow you
• The
Valuation Officer has altered a list
to withhold payment of Council Tax.
without a proposal having been made by
Payments should continue to be made
a taxpayer
in accordance with the instalments
• Physical changes in the locality affecting shown on your bill. If your appeal is
value; or within 6 months of the following: successful you will be entitled to a
A band change to your property made by refund of any overpaid Council Tax.
the Valuation Office Agency; a band change
made to a similar property to yours has Warning about Council Tax
been made by a tribunal or court; you have “Appeal” Calls
become a taxpayer at the property in the
last 6 months If you are contacted by a company claiming
they can get you a refund by having your
• W
here a property is in severe disrepair or home moved to a lower Council Tax band,
dereliction you can appeal to the Valuation please bear in mind the following:
Office Agency to request that the property
be removed from tax. • The
companies have not been appointed
by Tameside Council
Reductions or increases in value resulting
from the general state of the housing market • A
ttempts to change your Council Tax band
do not affect the banding of your property. by using one of these companies usually
requires a non-refundable up-front fee, or
You can contact the VOA at any time using they will often take a large percentage of
gov.uk/contact-voa to find the relevant any overpayment secured
details.
• A
ny appeal could result in your property
If you cannot use the online service, call band going up rather than down, resulting
03000 501 501. Lines are open Monday to in a higher Council Tax charge.
Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
If you genuinely believe your Council Tax
Contact address: Valuation Office Agency, property band is wrong, you can appeal
Durham Customer Service Centre, Wycliffe without incurring costs or requiring
House, Green Lane, Durham, DH1 3UW assistance from any other company. For
further information visit:
tameside.gov.uk/counciltax
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How we deal with benefit cheats
Council Tax
Benefit Fraud investigations are undertaken To report suspected Benefit Fraud
by the Department for Work and Pensions
under the umbrella of the Single Fraud
Investigation Service. The Council is You can ring the Benefit Fraud
committed to tackling Benefit Fraud. Hotline service on 0800 854 440
which is a free phone number and
Typical examples of benefit fraud are:
all calls are treated in absolute
*People who work but do not declare this confidence. A trained member
when they claim benefit. of staff will take any information
*People who claim as a single person but you can provide regarding people
actually live with a partner. committing benefit fraud.
*People who claim from an address but do
not live there. For further information visit:
www.gov.uk/report-benefit-fraud
*People who do not tell us the full amount
of income, savings or capital when they
claim benefit.
We're closing in
with hundreds of benefit thieves being reported
If you suspect someone of benefit fraud in your area
call the Fraud Hotline: 0800 854 440
www.tameside.gov.uk/benefitfraud
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Changed your circumstances?
Council Tax
Please tell us immediately of any changes • Someone leaves your property
in your circumstances, which may affect • I f you feel you should be entitled to a
your Council Tax liability. discount or an exemption
• I f you cease to be employed or start
These are some of the changes that should
be reported: work.
• If you move house
• Someone comes to live with you
Electronic Billing
Electronic Billing is a more effective and Council Tax account online. When
efficient way to receive your Council Tax bill. registered you will be prompted to sign
To receive your Council Tax bill by email up for e-billing. Simply provide your email
rather than post, please visit: address and select the “email with link”
www.tameside.gov.uk select Council option and confirm.
Tax, Benefits and click Self Service.
You will then be advised how to view your
From there you can register to view your on-line Council Tax bill.
How your Council Tax is calculated
Most homes will be subject to Council Tax. There will be one bill per home whether it is a
house, bungalow, flat, maisonette, mobile home or houseboat, and whether it is owned
or rented. The Listing Officer has allocated each property to one of eight valuation bands
according to its market value on 1st April 1991.
Property Valuation Band Tameside £ Mossley £
A (Up to and including £40,000) 1,322.24 1,328.45
B (£40,001 - £52,000) 1,542.61 1,549.85
C (£52,001 - £68,000) 1,762.99 1,771.27
D (£68,001 - £88,000) 1,983.39 1,992.71
E (£88,001 - £120,000) 2,424.12 2,435.51
F (£120,001 - £160,000) 2,864.87 2,878.33
G (£160,001 - £320,000) 3,305.63 3,321.16
H (More than £320,000) 3,966.76 3,985.40
This table details the amount of Council Tax payable by band, including Mossley Parish precept.
10Our Income and Expenditure
Council Tax
The extent of total Council expenditure is input from public consultation, consultation
dictated by the amount of income or funding with local businesses, Government policies,
we receive. In the light of future financial performance information and external
constraints it has become even more inspections. The charts below summarise
important that the Council continues to align the sources of funding received by the
limited resources with key Council priorities, Council and how we plan to utilise them in
which are all influenced by local priorities, the upcoming financial year.
Where we get our funding from - £356 million
£109 million (31%)
Local Council Tax
£148 million (41%)
Schools funding from
Central Government
£95 million (27%)
Business Rates
£4 million (1%)
Other Funding
Where we spend our money - £356 million £44 million (12%)
Adults Services
£58 million (16%)
Growth
£148 million (41%) £14 million (4%)
Population Health
Schools
£9 million (3%)
Finance & IT
£9 million (3%)
Governance
£64 million (18%)
Childrens Services
£10 million (3%)
Corporate Costs
The Council’s funding is mainly made up of Central Government grants and money raised through
Council Tax and locally retained Business Rates.
You can view detailed information regarding the expenditure of the Council and precepting
authorities at www.tameside.gov.uk/counciltax. Alternatively a hard copy can be requested
by contacting the Council Tax team.
11Business Rates
Business Rates
Non-Domestic Rates Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. They
draw up and maintain a full list of all
Business Rates collected by local rateable values, available at gov.
authorities are the way that those who uk/gover nment/organisations/
occupy non-domestic property contribute valuationoffice-agency The rateable
towards the cost of local services. value of your property is shown on the
front of your bill. This broadly represents
From 1 April 2017, Tameside Metropolitan the yearly rent the property could have
Borough Council is part of the Greater been let for on the open market on a
Manchester 100% Business Rates particular date.
Retention Pilot. This sees the Council
retain 99% of the Business Rates income For the revaluation that came into effect
collected locally (1% is given to the on 1st April 2017, this date was set as 1st
Greater Manchester Fire Authority) rather April 2015. The valuation officer may alter
than pay 50% of this income to Central the value if circumstances change. The
Government as it has had to do since April ratepayer (and certain others who have an
2013. interest in the property) can appeal against
the value shown in the list if they believe
As a result of the Pilot, Central Government it is wrong. Full details on your rights of
support through the Revenue Support appeal are available from the Valuation
Grant and Public Health Grant will cease Office Agency. Your billing authority can
to be paid to the Council. Instead income only backdate any business rates rebate
generated through local taxation such to the date from which any change to the
as Business Rates and Council Tax, and list is to have effect.
self-generated income will be needed
to pay for essential Council Services in Further information about the grounds
your area. This provides a direct financial on which appeals may be made and the
incentive for the Council to work with local process for doing so can be found on the
businesses to create a favourable local www.gov.uk website or obtained from
environment for growth since the Council your local valuation office.
will be increasingly reliant on the income
generated by the future growth in Business The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) values
Rates revenues. all business properties for business rates.
The valuation is based on information the
Further information about the Business VOA holds about your property. You can
Rates system, including transitional and view and update this information at gov.
other reliefs can be obtained at tameside. uk/voa/valuation. You can contact the
gov.uk/business/rates VOA at gov.uk/contact-voa. If you are
unable to use the online service you can
Rateable Value also contact the VOA on 03000 501 501.
Apart from properties that are exempt Please note that the VOA is contacting
from business rates, each non-domestic businesses to request rental information
property has a rateable value which is set to support the next revaluation of
by the valuation officers of the Valuation business rates in England and Wales
Office Agency (VOA), an agency of Her – Revaluation 2023. If you receive a
request please complete and submit
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your up-to-date details. It is important of the Royal Institution of Chartered
to provide this information to ensure Surveyors (RICS - website www.rics.
business rates are fair and accurate. You org) and the Institute of Revenues, Rating
can find more information at gov.uk/voa/ and Valuation (IRRV - website www.irrv.
revaluation2023. org.uk) are qualified and are regulated by
rules of professional conduct designed to
Rating Multiplier protect the public from misconduct.
The local authority works out the business Before you employ a rating adviser, you
rates bill by multiplying the rateable value should check that they have the necessary
of the property by the appropriate knowledge and expertise, as well as
multiplier. There are two multipliers: the appropriate indemnity insurance. Take
standard non-domestic rating multiplier great care and, if necessary, seek further
and the small business non-domestic advice before entering into any contract.
rating multiplier. The former is higher to
pay for small business rate relief. Except Subsidy Control
in the City of London where special
arrangements apply, the Government Subsidy Control is the new name for State
sets the multipliers for each financial year Aid. The EU State aid rules no longer apply
for the whole of England according to to subsidies granted in the UK following
formulae set by legislation. The current the end of the transition period, which
multipliers are shown on the front of your ended on 31 December 2020 (there are
bill. some limited circumstances in which State
aid rules still apply under the Withdrawal
Business Rates Instalments Agreement).
Payment of business rate bills is On Thursday 4 March 2021 new subsidy
automatically set on a 10-monthly cycle. allowances were established for the
However, the Government has put in COVID19 business grants schemes, on
place regulations that allow businesses the basis of the principles set out in Article
to require their local authority to enable 3.4 of the TCA. The scheme rules can be
payments to be made through 12 monthly found here: www.gov.uk/government/
instalments. publications/complying-with-the-uks-
international-obligations-on-subsidy-
If you wish to take up this offer, you should control-guidance-for-public-authorities
contact the local authority as soon as
possible. Information Supplied with
Rating advisers Demand Notices
Information relating to the relevant and
Ratepayers do not have to be represented
previous financial years in regard to the
in discussions about their rateable value
gross expenditure of the local authority is
or their rates bill. Appeals against rateable
available at tameside.gov.uk A hard copy
values can be made free of charge.
is available on request by writing to the
Council or by telephone to 0161 342 2233.
However, ratepayers who do wish to be
represented should be aware that members
13Business Rates
Unoccupied Property Rating In addition, generally, if the sole or main
property is shown on the rating list with
Business rates will not be payable in the a rateable value which does not exceed
first three months that a property is empty. £15,000, the ratepayer will receive a
This is extended to six months in the case percentage reduction in their rates bill for
of certain industrial properties. After this this property of up to a maximum of 100%.
period rates are payable in full unless
the unoccupied property rate has been For a property with a rateable value of
reduced by the Government by order. In not more than £12,000, the ratepayer will
most cases the unoccupied property rate receive a 100% reduction in their rates bill.
is zero for properties owned by charities Generally, this percentage reduction (relief)
and community amateur sports clubs. In is only available to ratepayers who occupy
addition, there are a number of exemptions either-
from the unoccupied property rate. (a) one property, or
(b) one main property and other additional
Full details on exemptions can be obtained properties providing those additional
from your local authority. If the unoccupied properties each have a rateable value
property rate for the financial year has which does not exceed £2,899.
been reduced by order, it will be shown on
your bill. The rateable value of the property
mentioned in (a), or the aggregate rateable
Partly Occupied Property value of all the properties mentioned in (b),
must not exceed £19,999 outside London
Relief or £27,999 in London on each day for which
relief is being sought. If the rateable value,
A ratepayer is liable for the full non-
or aggregate rateable value, increases
domestic rate whether a property is wholly
above those levels, relief will cease from
occupied or only partly occupied. Where
the day of the increase. The Government
a property is partly occupied for a short
has introduced additional support to small
time, the local authority has discretion in
businesses.
certain cases to award relief in respect
of the unoccupied part. Please email
For those businesses that take on an
businessrates@tameside.gov.uk
additional property which would normally
for further information
have meant the loss of small business rate
Small Business Rate Relief relief, the Government has confirmed that
they will be allowed to keep that relief for
Ratepayers who occupy a property with a period of 12 months. Where a ratepayer
a rateable value which does not exceed meets the eligibility criteria and has not
£50,999 (and who are not entitled to received the relief they should contact
other mandatory relief or are liable for their local authority. Provided the ratepayer
unoccupied property rates) will have their continues to satisfy the conditions for
bills calculated using the lower small relief which apply at the relevant time as
business nondomestic rating multiplier, regards the property and the ratepayer,
rather than the national non-domestic they will automatically continue to receive
rating multiplier. relief in each new valuation period.
Certain changes in circumstances will
14Business Rates
need to be notified to the local authority leisure properties with a 50% relief, up to
by a ratepayer who is in receipt of relief a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business.
(other changes will be picked up by the
local authority). The changes which should This relief will be automatically applied to
be notified are - the ratepayer taking up bills where we believe businesses to be
occupation of an additional property. eligible. If you have any queries regarding
this relief scheme, please contact
Discretionary Relief businessrates@tameside.gov.uk
Section 69 of The Localism Act 2011
Charity and Community
amends Section 47 of the Local Amateur Sports Club Relief
Government Finance Act 1988 and allows
the Council the power to give discretionary Charities and registered Community
relief on business rates accounts. All Amateur Sports Clubs are entitled to 80%
areas of discretionary relief will normally relief where the property is occupied by
be granted for up to one financial year or the charity or the club, and is wholly or
as stipulated by government conditions mainly used for the charitable purposes of
for Local Business Rates Discount wholly the charity (or of that and other charities),
funded by central government. If necessary or for the purposes of the club (or of that
any relief will be subject to an annual and other clubs). The local authority has
review process. The Council reserves discretion to give further relief on the
the right to review the award should the remaining bill.
circumstances of the organisation change
during the period of the award. Relief for Local Newspapers
The following are reliefs in place at 01 April The Government is providing funding to
2022 and may be extended to include any local authorities so that they can provide
other local scheme as directed by central a discount worth up to £1,500 a year for 5
government. years from 1st April 2020, to office space
• R
etail, Hospitality and Leisure Business occupied by local newspapers. This is up
Rates Relief scheme to a maximum of one discount per local
• C
harity and Community Amateur Sports newspaper title and per hereditament,
Club Relief and up to state aid limits. The relief will
• Relief for Local Newspapers be delivered through local authority
• Public Toilet Relief discretionary discount powers (under
• S
upporting Small Business & Transitional section 47(3) of the Local Government
Relief Finance Act 1988). Eligibility criteria for
• Hardship Relief. this relief is set out in a guidance note:
“The case for a business rates relief for
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure local newspapers”, which can be obtained
at gov.uk/government/consultations/
Business Rates Relief scheme the-case-for-a-businessrates-relief-
for-local-newspapers.
This is a new relief for 2022/23 and was
announced by the government in the Public Toilet Relief
budget on 27 October 2021. It will provide
eligible, occupied, retail, hospitality and In 2021 the Non-Domestic Rating (Public
15Business Rates
Lavatories) Bill came into force which 2021 the government announced it would
gives public lavatories 100% relief from extend the current transitional relief
business rates effective 01 April 2020. scheme and the supporting small business
scheme for one year to the end of the
The relief will not apply to toilets of current revaluation cycle. This means that
a larger unit of rateable property (a the revaluation will not take effect until 1
“hereditament”), for example, toilets in April 2023 but the scheme will still end on
public libraries. It amends Part 3 of the 31 March 2022 but due to the delay the
Local Government Finance Act 1988 government has created a discretionary
to ensure that, in relation to an eligible relief scheme for one year. This will give
hereditament which consists wholly or ratepayers the same level of relief as the
mainly of a public lavatory, the chargeable original Supporting Small Businesses
amount will be zero. This provides, in scheme.
effect, a 100% mandatory relief for eligible
public lavatories in England and Wales. If you were eligible for Supporting Small
The relief will be applied automatically to Business Relief in 2021/22 and would still
the business rates account. have been eligible in 2022/23 under the
same rules, you will receive discretionary
Spring Budget 2017 Relief business rates relief. This means your bill
Scheme: Supporting Small will be the same as it was if the Supporting
Small Business scheme had not ended. It
Business & Transitional Relief will be displayed on your bill as ‘Extended
Transitional Relief and Supporting Small
The transitional relief scheme was
Business Relief.
introduced in 2017 to help those ratepayers
who were faced with higher bills as a result Hardship Relief
of the revaluation. The scheme was due to
end on 31 March 2022 when a full Business The local authority has discretion to give
Rates revaluation was to take effect which hardship relief in specific circumstances.
would have meant that a small number of Full details can be obtained from the local
ratepayers would face an increase to their authority. Please email businessrates@
business rates bill from 01 April 2022. tameside.gov.uk for further information on
any of the reliefs
However, at the Budget on 27 October
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17How to contact us
Council Tax Business Rates
tameside.gov.uk/counciltax tameside.gov.uk/businessrates
counciltax@tameside.gov.uk businessrates@tameside.gov.uk
0161 342 2015 0161 342 2233
Council Tax Recovery Benefits
revenuesmail@tameside.gov.uk
tameside.gov.uk/benefits
Tel: 0161 342 2045
benefitsteam@tameside.gov.uk
0161 342 3708
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