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Retail Trade: Business Rates

Commons · Question 15118 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure business rates on high street businesses.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 27 Nov 2024

Without any government intervention, the current Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief would have ended entirely in April 2025, creating a cliff-edge for businesses. Instead, the Government has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount to RHL propert...