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Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

Commons · Question 100202 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) reduction in business rates relief, (b) 2026 rates revaluation and (c) increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the 2024 Autu

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 18 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...