Research reveals 100% rates retention pilots are not cost-neutral

Published on 29 May 2018

When the government announced 100% business rates retention pilots it said the scheme would be “cost-neutral”. However, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that cannot be the case. Neil Amin-Smith reveals how the conclusion was reached.

When the government announced 100% business rates retention pilots it said the scheme would be “cost-neutral”. However, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that cannot be the case. Neil Amin-Smith reveals how the conclusion was reached.

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    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.2024.0459
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    Room 151

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    Amin Smith, N. (2018). Research reveals 100% rates retention pilots are not cost-neutral [Comment] Room 151. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/research-reveals-100-rates-retention-pilots-are-not-cost-neutral (accessed: 14 November 2026).

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    Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), 2015-2020

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