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The Council has published a list of the money owed in business rates in the City as of 1st January 2013.

Most are for the current financial year although others date back as far as 2001.

Both Barclays Bank and Lloyds owe 1p for the present year!

The list includes a large number of telecommunications companies as well as empty sites at industrial and retail parks.

Some of the more eye catching debts include:

• North Yorkshire Fire service (Clifford Street) -£6962

• NHS (Manor Lane) -£1340

• DEFRA -£26,100

• York Credit Union -£349

• Yorkshire Water (Siwards How Water Tower –since 2010) – £383

• University of York -£5616 &

• “The City of York Council” (property in Gillygate) -£1300 (!!!)

The full list can be accessed on the Council’s web site by clicking here