Rates Relief

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Dear Flintshire Council,

Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000:-

A complete list of addresses and Rateable Values of commercial
properties up to a Rateable Value of £12,000 who are eligible for, but not currently receiving small business rate relief. Contact numbers and name(s) would be appreciated, if possible.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Clapinson

Flintshire County Council

Dear Mr Clapinson,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request which
has been given the reference number R005542.

Your request has been forwarded to the Freedom of Information Act contact
officers for Finance, Sue Ridings and Andrew Evans, to process and one of
these officers will be in contact with you.

Regards,

Lavinia Stockham
Democratic Services/Gwasanethau Democrataidd
Flintshire County Council/Cyngor Sir y Fflint
Tel/Ffôn: (01352) 702304

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Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo
nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn
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Flintshire County Council

Mr Tom Clapinson Eich Cyf/Your Ref
Ein Cyf/Our Ref R005542
Dyddiad/Date 07/01/2013
Gofynner am/Ask for Sue Ridings; Liz Thomas; Andrew
Evans
Rhif Union/Direct Dial 01352 702210

Dear Mr Clapinson
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request dated 5th
December 2012, regarding rateable values of commercial properties and
small business rate relief.

All properties that are eligible for Small Business Rate Relief receive
the relief and there are procedures in place to check that they do.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to complain and the Council's Freedom of Information Act complaints
procedure is outlined below.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely

Sue Ridings
Strategy Accountant - Strategy and Technical

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Susan Ridings
Strategy Accountant
01352 702210

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Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this

message that do not relate to the official business of

Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither

given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently

Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility

whatsoever in respect thereof.

Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na

chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,

nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol

Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo

nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn

unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.

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