Written questions

Public Houses: Business Rates

Commons · Question 101363 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Emma Lewell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons why the recent business rates revaluation results in projected increases of up to 76 per cent in liabilities for pubs over the three-year revaluation period, after transit

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 8 Jan 2026

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...