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What (who) is RATES - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Unit rate; Sao Pedro de Rates; Rate (disambiguation); Rates
rates
(in the UK) a tax on commercial land and buildings paid to a local authority (formerly levied also on private property).
rateable value
TYPE OF PROPERTY TAX
Local government rates; Rate (tax); Ratepayer; Rateable value; Rates (taxation); County rate; County rates; Ratepayers
(rateable values)
In Britain, the rateable value of a building was a value based on its size and facilities, which was used in calculating local taxes called rates.
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ratepayer
TYPE OF PROPERTY TAX
Local government rates; Rate (tax); Ratepayer; Rateable value; Rates (taxation); County rate; County rates; Ratepayers
(ratepayers)
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In Britain, a ratepayer was a person who owned or rented property and therefore had to pay local taxes called rates. The citizens of a district are sometimes still called the ratepayers when their interests and the use of local taxes are being considered.
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In the United States, a ratepayer is a person whose property is served by an electricity, water, or telephone company, and who pays for these services.
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Examples of use of RATES
1. That means pushing for reductions into current applied tariff rates from ceiling rates or "bound" rates.
2. The most reliable rates are the market derived rates.
3. Bank holds interest rates at 4.5% OECD warns on UK interest rates Consumers urged to check savings rates Plea for rates cut in wake of bombings Leader: Bank of England New savings and mortgage rates Bank governor voted against cut in rates Bank was split over rates cut Bank says inflation is bang on target Money >
4. Merrill Lynch predicted that in 2008 rates would hit 5.25 percent – equaling today‘s rates in America.
5. Hold your committed rates even if the market pressures allow higher rates.