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buy calan With declining turnovers in the trade, business rates now form an ever greater part of a pub’s costs. Securing a reduction in an excessive rates bill remains far too difficult. We need greater flexibility, so that, following a material change in their turnover, pubs can apply for a review of their bill. Local authorities could also do more to help, through the wider use of discretionary rural rate relief. And small business rate relief should be extended, at least to the end of this parliament, with a saving of ツ」27 million for the pub trade.