Leisure and Retail Trade: Business Rates
Commons · Question 99154 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many retail, hospitality and leisure sector businesses in (a) England and (b) Hampshire are expected to see their business rates bill (i) go up (ii) stay the same and (iii) decrease from April 2026 as a result o
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 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...