Beer and Public Houses: Costs
Commons · Question 39242 · Tabled 18 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) employment costs increases on the beer and pub sector.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 26 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, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27, which will benefit almost all pubs in England. We i...