?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F728%2F&rft.title=Business+Rates+Pooling&rft.creator=Lawson%2C+Zoe&rft.creator=Jones%2C+Owen&rft.creator=Holland%2C+Mark&rft.creator=Oak%2C+Neeraj&rft.creator=Hall%2C+Cameron&rft.creator=Hewitt%2C+Ian&rft.creator=Wilson%2C+Eddie&rft.creator=Leese%2C+Robert&rft.subject=Finance&rft.description=The+Business+Rates+Retention+Scheme+came+into+effect+on+1-Apr-2013.+It+aims+to+encourage+Local+Authorities+(LAs)+to+increase+their+income+from+business+rates+in+their+area+by+ensuring+that+they+get+a+financial+payoff+from+the+rates+they+raise+locally.+One+aspect+of+it+is+an+optional+pooling+scheme.+This+aims+to+encourage+nearby+LAs+to+work+together+by+providing+a+financial+incentive+for+them+to+be+assessed+jointly+for+business+rates+if+they+wish.+DCLG+wish+to+have+ways+of+helping+sets+of+LAs+decide+whether+or+not+to+pool+which+includes+the+unpredictability+of+the+LAs%E2%80%99+income+from+business+rates.+They+also+wish+to+understand+better+how+LAs+are+likely+to+form+pools.&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F728%2F1%2FESGI91-DCLG_CaseStudy.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lawson%2C+Zoe+and+Jones%2C+Owen+and+Holland%2C+Mark+and+Oak%2C+Neeraj+and+Hall%2C+Cameron+and+Hewitt%2C+Ian+and+Wilson%2C+Eddie+and+Leese%2C+Robert++(2013)+Business+Rates+Pooling.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++