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Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 68799 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector that will (a) not qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief and (b) pay a higher multiplie

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 24 Jul 2025

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...