“However, the Scottish Greens cannot support a new relief from non-domestic rates for businesses in the hospitality sector,” she adds. “There is already a broad spectrum of reliefs from NDR on offer, ranging from the small business bonus scheme to hardship relief, business growth accelerator relief, and rural rate relief. The small business bonus scheme in particular has no equivalent elsewhere in the UK and a large number of hospitality businesses will already benefit from it. READ MORE: Major test looms for Yousaf's New Deal for BusinessBut her stance cut no ice with Stephen Montgomery, spokesman and director of the Scottish Hospitality Group, who said the position taken by Ms Slater on business rates was “very disappointing”. “Today is Small Business Saturday, and we would ask the Scottish Greens to rethink their stance on this, because without their help, hospitality businesses in their constituency may well not make it through another year.

Source: The Herald December 02, 2023 20:59 UTC