Written questions

Public Houses and Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

Commons · Question 37072 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that business rates reform benefit pubs and breweries in every constituency.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 18 Mar 2025

From 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including pubs and breweries, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit from much-neede...