Petition · past parliament
Open Business Rates Grant Scheme To All Businesses Regardless Of Rateable Value
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
I want government to open the business rates grant scheme to all businesses of all rateable value or business category to allow businesses to focus their cashflow into paying creditors within supply chains and employee wages. 6 months Rates Free & 3 Months Half Rates then back onto full rates.
I want government to implement a grant structure regardless of rateable value/category. Businesses can operate on the basics of labour & supply chain. Business Rates is neither. Falling behind with employee wages or payment to supply chain creditors brings the economy and operations to a stop, businesses will close, unemployment will rise. All businesses are in the same boat. The economy will recover quicker the more people are employed & paying taxes. What benefits the economy. Rates or Taxes.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Given the current situation suspend all Business Rates now to all business: Given the current situation suspend all Business Rates now to all business.
Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR: Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR
Extend £10,000 small business grant to SMEs that do not have a property: Extend £10,000 small business grant to SMEs that do not have a property
Exempt businesses whose offices have closed due to Covid-19 from business rates: Exempt businesses whose offices have closed due to Covid-19 from business rates
Raise the (SBBR) small business COVID-19 grant to £25,000 help small businesses: Raise the (SBBR) small business COVID-19 grant to £25,000 help small businesses
Stop business rates, VAT and PAYE whilst government advise isolation for COVID19: Stop business rates, VAT and PAYE whilst government advise isolation for COVID19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Given the current situation suspend all Business Rates now to all business: Given the current situation suspend all Business Rates now to all business.
Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR: Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR
Extend £10,000 small business grant to SMEs that do not have a property: Extend £10,000 small business grant to SMEs that do not have a property
Exempt businesses whose offices have closed due to Covid-19 from business rates: Exempt businesses whose offices have closed due to Covid-19 from business rates
Raise the (SBBR) small business COVID-19 grant to £25,000 help small businesses: Raise the (SBBR) small business COVID-19 grant to £25,000 help small businesses
Stop business rates, VAT and PAYE whilst government advise isolation for COVID19: Stop business rates, VAT and PAYE whilst government advise isolation for COVID19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.