Written questions

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 95864 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier and the withdrawal of the capped Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief scheme on multiple reta

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 4 Dec 2025

The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...