Question reference: S4W-17988
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 29 October 2013
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 November 2013
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-17733 by John Swinney on 17 October 2013, when it expects to be able to publish targets for 2013-14 for the business rates incentivisation scheme.
Answer
As explained in my response to question S4W-17733, COSLA Leaders took the decision that they did not want to consider the review of the 2012-13 Business Rates Incentivisation Scheme (BRIS) targets until the final non-domestic rates audited figures for 2012-13 are available, which will not be until the end of February 2014 at the earliest.
It is our intention that we will publish agreed 2013-14 targets as soon as possible after we have reached agreement with COSLA on the final 2012-13 targets.