as well as my plan to cut business rates next year and to abolish them completely, to ensure high streets and small businesses can thrive and some of the biggest companies, particularly online businesses are paying their fair share of taxes. it paying their fair share of taxes. it does provide money for streetlights and public places. how would you fund those services if you are not getting business rates money? it is getting business rates money? it is about getting business rates money? it 3 about levelling the playing field with taxation. we had a situation where another six months of this year, 50 high st shops were closing every day. four out of five businesses say if the increase in businesses say if the increase in business rates goes ahead next spring they will have to consider closing outlets. that is no good for the economy and no good for bringing in taxation needed for the essential things. at the same time we had many businesses which have had a good