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Rate rage: £300m in 2009, £1bn from 2010: Why soaring business rates matter to retail | Analysis | Retail Week UAT
Retailers already pay £6 billion a year in business rates. As things stand, that will increase by about £300 million in 2009 and by as much as £1 billion in 2010.