Scott Wright

"When a licensed hospitality operator invests significantly to improve a premises, enhance the customer experience, increase footfall, or regenerate a site, that success is captured through the valuation methodology and translated directly into a higher rates bill. In reality, it is a tax on entrepreneurship and investment" "My recommendation is we move to a system where rates are calculated on the square footage of the premises and a competitive poundage rate, with a lower poundage rate for all licensed hospitality premises including the larger ones"... the words of @SirTomHunter “The current system means someone can take on a struggling property, invest heavily, employ lots of staff, buy better products and put their heart and soul into the business, only to see the rates bill go from £6,000 a year to £80,000 within a couple of revaluations".... the words of Jonathan MacDonald Our call continues: Tax the Property - Not the Business Read the article below: heraldscotland.com/opinion/2… @heraldscotland @ScottWWright