Trade associations representing thousands of tourist businesses have joined forces with the Local Government Association (LGA) to write to chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to broaden the range of businesses the government’s coronavirus business rates relief scheme is available to.
Tour and coach operators, English language schools, destination management organisations (DMOs), and tourism and hospitality charities, are currently excluded from the scheme, which means no qualifying business will have to pay business rates for the next 12 months, while those with a rateable value of less than £51,000 would also qualify for a cash grant.
