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Business Rates

Commons · Question 3251 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2024 to Question 409 on Business Rates, whether she plans to take steps to review business rate (a) poundage, (b) reliefs, (c) multipliers and (d) valuations.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 9 Sep 2024

The government is committed to a business rates system which raises the same revenue but in a fairer way. The government has pledged to level the playing field between the high street and online giants, incentivise investment, tackle empty properties and ...