Business rates must be addressed in Scotland. Some businesses in the hospitality sector are facing rises that approach 400 per cent - a sum that is totally unrealistic.
I have received a lot of correspondence on this issue, including an email from the owner of a self-catering premises in Fife for which the rateable value is increasing from £4,850 to £16,000 - nearly quadrupling in total.
I have also received correspondence about a holiday lodge park in Perthshire that has seen an increase from £12,000 to £26,200; for another, the amount has nearly doubled, from £21,400 to £49,500.
Sign my petition below if you agree that the government needs to take action on rates. Viable enterprises at the heart of our communities are under threat!
