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Reminder about rate relief for hospitality businesses
Scottish Tourism Alliance call for eligible businesses to access Non-Domestic Rates Relief
Are you a Scottish hospitality business with a rateable value (RV) of £51,000 or below?
Do you know you may be able to claim Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) Relief of up to 40%
The Scottish Tourism Alliance are encouraging relevant business, who have not yet claimed NDR, to check with their Local Authority* regrading eligibility.
Hospitality businesses that are eligible for relief in Scotland include restaurants, pubs, cafés, hotels, with a rateable value up to £51,000.
Hospitality businesses on the mainland with rateable values up to and including £51,000 can get 40% rates relief in 2025 to 2026, capped at £110,000 per business (this excludes specific remote locations).
Hospitality businesses on islands or in specific remote locations (Cape Wrath, Knoydart or Scoraig) can get 100% rates relief in 2025 to 2026, capped at £110,000 per business.
From 1 April 2025, music venues which have a maximum capacity of up to 1,500 people and which are located on islands or in specific remote areas may be eligible for this relief.
You can find maps of the eligible remote areas in Scotland on the legislation.gov.uk website.
For more information go to Hospitality Reliefs – mygov.scot
*A directory of Scottish Local Authority websites can be found at: Scottish Local Authorities
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