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...