Written questions

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

Commons · Question 31841 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Vickers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the business rates system supports the sustainability of food and drink wholesalers.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 3 Mar 2025

The Government published the ‘Transforming Business Rates’ Discussion Paper at Budget setting out priority areas for reform. This paper invites industry to help co-design a fairer business rates system that supports investment and is fit for the 21st cent...