Small Businesses: Business Rates
Commons · Question 61460 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support small businesses in (a) high-rent areas and (b) Chelsea and Fulham constituency, in the context of recent changes to business rates.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 27 Jun 2025
The Government is committed to creating a fairer business rates system that supports small businesses and protects the high street. To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (R...