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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Business rates make normal council tax look cheap! I've bought bigger premises for my london clinic in the last year and my business rates have shot up and I have to pay extra for refuse removal.....thats not covered! 
I phoned up the council to ask them what I get for my business rates (bearing in mind that I live round the corner from my business premises and pay the highest band on that property). They couldn't tell me what I get for my money but sent me a booklet. The booklet simply explained how they calculate business rates and what happens to me if I don't pay them. There was no mention of what the council provides me with for my money!  |
Isn't that like a protection racket?
You pay your rates because if you don't, the things they described in the booklet will happen to you?