Written questions

Business Rates: Wholesale Trade

Commons · Question 82652 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned business rates reforms on the wholesale sector; and if she will consider extending retail-equivalent reliefs to wholesalers.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 24 Oct 2025

The Government currently provides a 40 per cent business rates relief for eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,0000 per business, in 2025-26. Eligibility for the RHL relief scheme is outlined in guidance pub...