Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
2813 B Devlin 2017-04-06T13:19:09.897 Inconsistent approach to the delivery of childcare in this country. No consideration to the business owners or parent...
2813 John-Paul 2017-04-06T13:42:04.067 In no uncertain terms, this is a joke. Tax nurseries and indirectly, tax working parents (Because that's who'll pay f...
2813 Marjorie Robson 2017-04-06T13:47:57.837 Exempting Private Sector Nurseries from Business Rates would certainly help businesses to ensure future sustainabilit...
2813 John T Lauder 2017-04-06T14:12:23.273 My average rates increase across my business is in the order of 75%. How can the government justify such a hefty incr...
2813 Suzy H 2017-04-06T14:28:55.243 84.5% increase in commercial rates today, also to factor in pensions and living wages increases all without increasin...
2813 Marion Barker 2017-04-06T14:45:25.92 It makes absolutely no sense at all to increase these rates which along with other rising costs will force some nurse...
2813 Pamela Gordon 2017-04-06T15:12:12.343 The government need to help working parents with affordable childcare, putting up business rates only makes the whole...
2813 Iain Arthur 2017-04-06T15:38:54.633 My partners entire part-time wage covers nursery childcare, something we deem a vital part in our child's development...
2813 Anne Smith 2017-04-06T15:40:20.277 How are we supposed to offer affordable childcare if our rates are so high?
2813 Amanda Wallace Davidson 2017-04-06T15:46:42.277 As a small nursery owner, whose business rates are more than doubling, this is going to have a significant effect on ...
2813 Sharon 2017-04-06T15:53:58.21 The amount of rates is horrendous, make childcare affordable, putting up rates will be filtered back through childcar...
2813 Liz 2017-04-06T16:43:50.637 Scandal picking on child care
2813 Hazel Farquhar 2017-04-06T16:46:58.94 The Scottish Government are really letting working parents down!
2813 Irene Tudor 2017-04-06T17:25:49.817 The only people not making the minimum wage will be the owners of the small private nurseries
2813 Frances Armit 2017-04-06T17:28:12.143 How can we operate a nursery business under such constraints as this. As a private nursery we are not subsidised by t...
2813 Sandra Doherty 2017-04-06T17:42:15.553 Private nurseries are under enough financial pressure without having to pay out even more in BR. The Government need...
2813 clive kemp 2017-04-06T17:44:38.287 This 'Tax' on children's education needs to be abolished.
2813 Linda 2017-04-06T17:49:20.93 The central government is pushing up business rates but the deputy first minister's promise of free childcare is push...
2813 Imogen will 2017-04-06T17:53:28.24 If our nursery is forced to close I will not be able to work. I'm self employed so my business would fold. . How dose...
2813 Claire Morrison 2017-04-06T18:15:23.407 I thought the government want people to work. If I was unable to afford childcare then I would be another unemployed...
2813 Nicola Hamilton 2017-04-06T18:36:13.84 It just doesn't balance well for all parties. Childcare needs to be affordable and of excellent quality. By doing thi...
2813 Laura nisbet 2017-04-06T18:41:26.317 Nursery schools do a great & are not able to pay staff enough for what they do
2813 Christine shand 2017-04-06T18:53:36.553 The business rates increase will impact on the families with regards increases in fees which will put a strain on the...
2813 Stacey Myles 2017-04-06T18:57:57.35 My partners Nursery had the rates increased by 170% meaning the monthly requested payments are financially unmanageab...
2813 Teri Devine 2017-04-06T19:05:16.58 The increase in rates is ripping the heart out of every town, city and village across the country. Small businesses c...
2813 Amanda 2017-04-06T19:08:17.33 How are small private nursery's that are not government fund going to be able to provide affordable childcare.
2813 Amanda Steven 2017-04-06T19:34:39.63 The private nursery where we send our son has been hit and think it's a disgrace. They need more support as this has ...
2813 Kerry Allan 2017-04-06T19:41:04.803 This is not acceptable given that many many "small businesses" make far more profit than nurseries which the cost for...
2813 Susan Mackie 2017-04-06T20:10:14.923 Families are already being crippled by fees this will just make it worse at a time where more than 50% im most cases ...
2809 Deborah Tait 2017-04-06T20:29:42.077 Our water tastes chemical and my girls, who are teenagers and have never had skin complaints, have both developed ecz...
2813 Melissa 2017-04-06T20:50:19.2 How does this help families that try to work!
2813 Stuart 2017-04-06T21:05:40.087 Maybe the SNP should get a grip of this rather than chasing unwanted referendums.
2813 Joanne 2017-04-06T21:07:37.35 Expecting nurseries to pay a 140% increase in rates is ridiculous
2813 Lisa Sangster 2017-04-06T23:43:37.82 One parent will not be able to work due to lack of childcare because it will become unaffordable, staff will lose the...
2813 Mrs Christine Anderson 2017-04-07T06:54:26.727 These rates are ridiculous, how are we as parents expected to return to work when it will be impossible to put our ch...
2813 Crawford collin 2017-04-07T09:23:12.76 on top of increased wage costs , company pension increases this could be the final straw
2813 Carol Burns 2017-04-07T09:46:16.797 SHOCKING
2813 Catherine Groat 2017-04-07T09:49:39.563 Staff could lose their jobs as owners could be forced to close as they cannot afford these crippling rates.
2813 Gillian Campbell 2017-04-07T10:35:22.117 Nurseries are vital for parents returning to work and this rate increase is going to cripple them
2813 S. Stopper 2017-04-07T11:10:19.107 Our private nursery has stated that they have a 50% increase in rates. This level of rate increase for nurseries cann...
2813 Linda 2017-04-07T11:26:54.497 This will make childcare unaffordable and take away parental choice. Leaving only local government nurseries and not ...
2813 Jessica van Lieshout 2017-04-07T11:36:25.483 Increasing business rates will affect nursery fees, resulting in increasing costs for parents
2813 Fred Evans 2017-04-07T12:44:50.507 Another stealth tax on the parents who have to pay for these increases!
2813 Anon 2017-04-07T12:54:34.633 If this results in an associated increase in nursery fees, then we will need to revisit whether it still makes sense ...
2813 Kevin 2017-04-07T13:09:33.793 An increase in 3% last year and an increase in 5% this year. The price of child care is already ridiculous! Some peop...
2813 Donna Christie 2017-04-07T13:17:59.81 This is closing businesses and making returning to work uneconomical for parents.
2813 Sarah 2017-04-07T13:21:24.7 Soon Mothers (and some Fathers) will have to stop working as childcare is becoming very unaffordable.
2813 Julie Bilsland 2017-04-07T14:37:46.337 Nursery fees are crippling us at this current time
2813 Alex Johnston 2017-04-07T14:42:17.15 Nurseries are not like other businesses and regular business rates should not apply to them.
2813 Gayle millar 2017-04-07T15:26:05.67 Renfrewshire nurseries have been in discussion with Scottish government since the announcement of the 1140 hours. As ...