Retail Trade: Business Rates
Commons · Question 31315 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of planned increases in business rates for small retailers.
Answer
Answered by Gareth Thomas, 27 Feb 2025
Against the current fiscal backdrop, the Government is clear that changes to the business rates system should be affordable and sustainable. It is not realistic to continue this support indefinitely. Without any Government intervention, Retail Hospitality...