MP champions Small Business Saturday in Warrington South

Mr Carter has been out meeting small business owners across his constituency to thank them for supporting the high street and providing local jobs.

Small and medium businesses make up 99.9 per cent of the 5.6 million businesses in the UK, employing almost 17 million people and contribute £2.4 trillion to the economy.

Mr Carter highlighted that, last month in the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that the Government will freeze the small business rates multiplier for a fourth consecutive year, saving an average shop £1,650 on their business rates bill and benefitting a million British businesses.

The Government is also extending the retail, hospital and leisure relief meaning 230,000 properties will benefit from almost £2.4 billion in support, protecting small businesses in the high streets and town centres.

Furthermore, Mr Carter highlighted that the Autumn Statement also included the announcement that the Government will ‘end the scourge of late payments to support businesses with their cash flow’. This recently announced support is in addition to tax cuts for smaller businesses when they employ more staff and a lower rate of corporation tax for smaller firms, ‘protecting them from excessive tax bills so they can focus on growing their business’.

Mr Carter said: “Small Business Saturday is a fantastic day to celebrate all our small businesses and traders here in Warrington South. In the town centre and our villages we have so many brilliant businesses across a whole range of sectors including retail, services, manufacturing and hospitality.

“I always try and pay our local businesses a visit when I’m out and about in the constituency.

“This week it’s been especially great to meet with so many small business owners across Warrington to say thank you for all they do by providing jobs for local people and driving our local economy.”