Findlay promises permanent tax cuts for business and Scottish ‘Canary Wharf’

A Canary Wharf in Scotland? That's what the Tories are now pledging

Russell Findlay has promised to establish Canary Wharf-style enterprise zones where councils or ministers could streamline planning rules

Findlay promises permanent tax cuts for business and Scottish ‘Canary Wharf’

The Scottish Tories have pledged to overhaul rates and reverse what they described as ‘damaging cliff-edge’ tax rises facing firms.

SRC calls for more ambition and level playing field on retailers’ rates bills Scots shops face £162m more in rates than English counterparts over next three years

SRC: Scottish shops face £162m more in business rates than English counterparts over next three years

Shops occupying medium to large spaces in Scotland are set to face £162 million more in business rates over the next three years than the same size stores in England, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). Smaller stores which are liable for the Basic and Immediate Property rates will be able to benefit from the Scottish Government’s new Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sector’s rates relief (RHL). The SRC says the RHL relief is “very…