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Public Houses: Business Rates

Commons · Question 98953 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support pubs with increases in their business rates bills.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 15 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...