Business Rates: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
Commons · Question 74244 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that business rates reform supports regional economic growth in (a) rural and (b) coastal areas.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 10 Sep 2025
The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment and is fit for the 21st century. To ensure that key amenities are available, and that community assets are protected in rural areas, Rural Rates R...