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Horse Racing: Business Rates

Commons · Question 97815 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will carry out a public consultation on removing (a) racehorse training yards and (b) racecourses from the Retail, Hospitality, and Leisure business rate relief scheme.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 16 Dec 2025

The Government is introducing new permanently lower business rates tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000.On 16 October 2025, the Government published legislation and accompanying guidance detail...