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If you are voting in person in the General Election on Thursday 4 July, you will need to take an accepted form of photo ID with you.
If you are voting in person in the General Election on Thursday 4 July, you will need to take an accepted form of photo ID with you.
Non-Domestic Rates (known informally as Business Rates) are a national tax, collected locally by councils. It is charged to the owner or occupier of business properties.
A portion of what we collect is paid to the government and Suffolk County Council. We retain some of the income, as well as a portion of any business rates growth.
Business rates income - together with Council Tax income - is spent on the provision of local services.
The government have published introductory guidance on business rates on their website.
Each year, the government set two multipliers:
Business rates for a property are then calculated by multiplying its rateable value by the relevant multiplier.
The 2024/25 multipliers are:
Standard Multiplier | Small Business Multiplier | |
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2024/25 | 54.6p | 49.9p |
We also publish business rates multipliers from previous years.
We have previously published a large amount of information in relation to Business Rates. Following a review, we've decided this information will no longer be disclosed either on our website or in response to Freedom of Information requests.
We consider these categories of data held by Babergh District Council to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act):
In making this decision we have had regard to the Appeal Decision of the Information Rights First-tier Tribunal - (Appeal Reference Number: EA/2018/0033) (Re Westminster) and the Information Rights First-tier Tribunal – Appeal Reference Number: EA/2018/0055 (Re Sheffield).
In these cases, the Tribunal found that information relating to empty properties, the business name, dates of occupation/vacancy and actual annual rates charged engaged the exemptions at section 31, 40(2) and 41 of the Act.
The following information is already available in the public domain via the Valuation Office Agency:
For more information on finding business rates valuations, visit the Valuation Office Agency.
Find out more about the Business Rates for 2024/25 and FAQ's
Find out about organisations who can support with managing debts
Pay for Business Rates or request a refund
How to manage your Council Tax and Business Rates online
Let us know if you are moving in or out of a premises
Information regarding non-payment of Business Rates
Register online for paperless billing
If you disagree with the rateable value of your property, you can appeal it
Find useful online forms for Business Rates