The attached British BIDs news update contains: 

* Government publishes Supplementary Business Rates: A White Paper
* British BIDs events
* British BIDs Information Systems – FAQs
* British BIDs Pension scheme
* A request for case studies of BID funded toilets from government                  
* Recent BIDs press coverage
* BID vacancies – an exciting vacancy at the Reading BID

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The attached British BIDs news update contains:
* Government publishes Supplementary Business Rates: A White Paper
* British BIDs events
* British BIDs Information Systems – FAQs
* British BIDs Pension scheme
* A request for case studies of BID funded toilets from government                  
* Recent BIDs press coverage
* BID vacancies – an exciting vacancy at the Reading BID
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In his Budget speech in March, Gordon Brown announced that empty property relief would be reformed with full rates being paid on all empty property after an initial rate free period. Since then, the property industry has strongly condemned these changes but the protests have fallen on deaf ears. The Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 has now been passed. However, perhaps in a belated attempt to placate the critics, the Government has published a consultation paper inviting views on the details of the reforms.

This newsletter provides a brief explanation of what you can expect.
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The attached British BIDs news update contains;
* Industry Sign-up to British BIDs – IBRF & BRC
* Supplementary Business Rate Inquiry and Report – Impact on BIDs
* British BIDs Accreditation - Launched
* The New Companies Act – Implications for BIDs
* British BIDs Seminars
* BID focus: Segensworth Business Forum - * The First Cross-Borough BID
* Support for a Property Owner Levy
* British BIDs Group Pension Plan – Member Service
* Finding Funding – Member Service
* 2007 BID Ballots
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The attached British BIDs news update contains;
* Milestone reached: Fifty BIDs in Britain!
* Launch of the British BIDs Accreditation System
* A short update on the British BIDs Seminar "The Impact of BIDs"
* Latest BID Results from Sleaford, Truro and Worthing
* Forthcoming British BIDs events
* BIDs in the news
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