Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to reconsider excluding racing yards from business rates relief to save the industry

Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to reconsider excluding racing yards from business rates relief to save the industry

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to reconsider excluding racing yards from business rates relief to prevent the horse racing industry from becoming “unsustainable” and "threatening jobs in rural communities".It comes as the Treasury has decided to remove racing yards from the 40 per cent retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) rates relief from April 1 next year.Now, three MPs representing major training centres in Britain are calling on Ms…