Written questions

Music Venues: Business Rates

Commons · Question 36893 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Business Rates Relief on grassroots music venues.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 18 Mar 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 grassroots music venues with Rateable Values below £500,00, from 2026-27. This permanent tax...