Written questions

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

Commons · Question 31837 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Vickers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the impact of the higher multiplier on properties with a rateable value of £500,000 and above on the food and drink wholesale sector.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 28 Feb 2025

As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including those on the high street, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit...