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Link small business rates to profitability instead of property value.

Submitted by Hillary Cannon on Sunday 23rd November 2025

Published on Monday 5th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 5th July 2026

Current Signatures: 700
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Access ~ business rates ~ Busy ~ Create ~ Fairer ~ Limited ~ property ~ Reform ~ RISE ~ Safety ~ Small businesses ~ stable ~ street ~ sustainability ~ system ~ Values ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 700 signatures in total, with signatories from 194 constituencies. That makes it the 357th most popular open petition, and the 9,336th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 28% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 7% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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