Written questions

Post Offices: Business Rates

Commons · Question 83451 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of creating a dedicated form of business rates relief for post offices.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 28 Oct 2025

The Government has no plans to introduce a targeted business rates relief for post offices. However, as set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rat...