Retail Trade: Business Rates
Commons · Question 101364 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Emma Lewell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that the business rates system should level the playing field between high street businesses and online retailers.
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...