Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions
Commons · Question 64351 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the cumulative impact of changes to (a) business rates and (b) employer National Insurance contributions on the financial viability of (i) pubs and (ii) breweries.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 10 Jul 2025
From 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that eligible RHL businesses benefit from much-needed certainty ...