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Music Venues: Business Rates

Commons · Question 87893 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

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Asked by Louie French

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of grassroots music venues that will be affected by the new higher multiplier rate of retail, hospitality and leisure relief; and what assessment her Department ha

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 11 Nov 2025

The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century.As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitali...

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