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Business Rates: Internet

Commons · Question 97247 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains the Government’s policy to reform the business rates system to level the playing field between bricks and mortar businesses and large online businesses.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 11 Dec 2025

The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality a...