Where are you

Actually not all of us do actually use any company provided equipment, nor time. As a fortunate individual who survives on a small private income some of us fund ourselves, totally.

The issue I would like to raise is the question now being raised by the business community about their rates. They are saying that where they have an empty building they have to pay rates even if it is not occupied, so they are demolishing the buildings. Now can we have some clarification as to whether this includes unoccupied property, not only factories, but homes completed but not sold.

Consider this that down here in the beautiful, but wet, westcountry many homes have been purchased as second homes, and they are being run as businesses, the rates on which go to central government rather than the local community. Can we therefore expect the owners to either sell them into a falling market, or perversely demolish the homes because they can't afford the taxes.

I know that this should probably on Peston's Blog ut he steps on your toes so why not step on his.

Finally, where are you Nick, we must be told.