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Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 29624 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 19680 on High Streets Task Force, what discussions his Department had with retailers on the impact of the reduction in retail, hospitality and leisu

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 13 Feb 2025

Across Government, Ministers and officials meet with a range of retailers to understand the challenges they face. I have met with the Retail Sector Council where I heard members’ views about the impact of the Budget. More recently, I attended a roundtable...