Written questions

Retail Trade: Business Rates

Commons · Question 97411 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of business rates relief and the business rates revaluation on high street businesses.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 10 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...