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Revo joins forces with campaign bodies to fight appeals changes

A coalition of influential trade bodies has urged the government to abandon “unjust” changes to the business rates appeals system that could leave businesses over-paying tax by 10% or more for several years.

Proposals put forward in a DCLG consultation suggest that the Valuation Tribunal for England (VTE) will only be able to order a change to business rates liabilities when it considers that they are inaccurate outside “the bounds of reasonable professional judgement”, a nebulous concept which could be difficult to determine.

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