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Labour candidate calls for business rates cut for Plymouth

"Business rates are set to rise by £410 in Plymouth putting our high streets and local economies at risk" – says Luke Pollard, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.

Labour claims that the average business rates bill in England will increase by an average of £430 in 2014/15, meaning a business rate hit of around £12,600. Mr Pollard argues that this is...