Labour's Andy Burnham calls for business rates cut for pubs and small firms
Burnham says the change would help small high-street firms and fund relief by targeting online warehouse rates and empty shops.
- On Friday, Labour's Makerfield by-election candidate Andy Burnham proposed a 20 per cent business rate cut for pubs and clubs, alongside taking independent shops, restaurants, and cafes out of paying business rates entirely.
- Greater Manchester Mayor Burnham called small family high-street businesses "the heart and soul of Britain," planning to fund the cuts by targeting online tech giants' warehouses and "unscrupulous" landlords leaving stores empty.
- Backing the proposal, Ian Mitty of The Holts Arms in Orrell stated, "Every pound saved in business rates can be put back into our local pub," while Dan Shaw of Hare and Hounds in Hindley expressed similar support.
- Burnham confirmed he would seek to join a leadership contest to enter Number 10 if elected, remaining "sympathetic" to cutting employers' National Insurance contrary to Rachel Reeves' previous tax increases.
- Voters in Makerfield will head to the polls on June 18 to select their next MP, a result determining whether Burnham secures the platform to challenge the government's economic direction.
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Labour's Andy Burnham calls for business rates cut for pubs and small firms
Labour’s by-election candidate Andy Burnham is demanding action to lower business rates for pubs and small businesses across Makerfield, as he called small family high street firms “the heart and soul of Britain”.
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Andy Burnham has launched a major policy intervention of the Makerfield by-election campaign with a pledge to cut business rates for pubs and ease the tax burden on small businesses, marking a clear break with Keir Starmer’s government. The Greater Manchester mayor said Labour had “got it wrong” on small businesses as he unveiled plans to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues by a further 20 per cent and remove thousands of smaller…
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Share Post Share Email Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has put the licensed on-trade at the centre of his political ambitions, vowing to slash business rates for pubs by 20 per cent should he succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. The pledge, which forms the opening salvo of what amounts to an unofficial Labour leadership campaign, will be welcomed by an embattled hospitality sector that has faced mo…
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