Written questions

Music Venues: Business Rates

Commons · Question 36894 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing grassroots music venues from the business rates system.

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...