Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021

A vote to support means

• —Supporting this Act means helping businesses and directors affected by coronavirus. It provides relief from business rates (property taxes) for struggling companies during the pandemic and prevents directors from being unfairly punished if their company was dissolved due to COVID-19 difficulties.

A vote to oppose means

• —Critics might worry that the Act lets irresponsible directors avoid consequences for dissolving companies improperly. Some could argue that giving rates relief costs the government money that could be spent elsewhere, or that it unfairly benefits certain businesses over others.