ABTA seeks members’ views on business rates reform
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dhewitt@abta.co.uk Fri, 02/07/2025 - 09:15
ABTA is running a survey to gather the views and insights of members on business rates reform, to inform its engagement with Government.
In the October Budget the Government committed to reforming business rates and is currently running a consultation to gather input from businesses.
ABTA is responding to the consultation on behalf of members, and is gathering members’ input through various routes, including an all-member survey, which can be found here.
The consultation is looking at a number of areas, including removing barriers to investment, fairness and modernisation.
Wilma Thaning, Senior UK-EU Public Affairs Executive at ABTA – The Travel Association said:
“The current business rates system isn’t fit for purpose and places an unfair burden on those businesses with retail premises.
“We’ve been raising issues around business rates as part of our ongoing lobbying activity, which has helped to secure business rates relief in recent years, which many members have benefited from.
“But that relief is going to change, and what will ultimately make a long-term difference is a fairer system all round. We’re encouraging as many members as possible to share their views to help us make the industry’s case to Government.”
The deadline for members to complete ABTA’s survey is the end of Friday 14 February.
Notes to editors
ABTA is a trade association for UK travel agents, tour operators and the wider travel industry. We’re the largest travel trade body, with over 4,300 travel brands in membership who have a combined annual UK turnover of over £40 billion. We work closely with our members to help raise and maintain standards and build a more sustainable travel industry, and provide travellers with advice, guidance and support.
Our members sign up to a code of conduct and commit to agreed service standards and fair trading. When you need clear travel information, and accurate and impartial advice relating to your trip, we’re here for you. When you book with an ABTA member, reliable advice comes as standard. This means that booking with our members brings peace of mind.
All this together means we help you travel with confidence. www.abta.com
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dhewitt@abta.co.uk Fri, 02/07/2025 - 09:15
ABTA is running a survey to gather the views and insights of members on business rates reform, to inform its engagement with Government.
In the October Budget the Government committed to reforming business rates and is currently running a consultation to gather input from businesses.
ABTA is responding to the consultation on behalf of members, and is gathering members’ input through various routes, including an all-member survey, which can be found here.
The consultation is looking at a number of areas, including removing barriers to investment, fairness and modernisation.
Wilma Thaning, Senior UK-EU Public Affairs Executive at ABTA – The Travel Association said:
“The current business rates system isn’t fit for purpose and places an unfair burden on those businesses with retail premises.
“We’ve been raising issues around business rates as part of our ongoing lobbying activity, which has helped to secure business rates relief in recent years, which many members have benefited from.
“But that relief is going to change, and what will ultimately make a long-term difference is a fairer system all round. We’re encouraging as many members as possible to share their views to help us make the industry’s case to Government.”
The deadline for members to complete ABTA’s survey is the end of Friday 14 February.
Notes to editors
ABTA is a trade association for UK travel agents, tour operators and the wider travel industry. We’re the largest travel trade body, with over 4,300 travel brands in membership who have a combined annual UK turnover of over £40 billion. We work closely with our members to help raise and maintain standards and build a more sustainable travel industry, and provide travellers with advice, guidance and support.
Our members sign up to a code of conduct and commit to agreed service standards and fair trading. When you need clear travel information, and accurate and impartial advice relating to your trip, we’re here for you. When you book with an ABTA member, reliable advice comes as standard. This means that booking with our members brings peace of mind.
All this together means we help you travel with confidence. www.abta.com
Continue reading...
