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Small Businesses: Business Rates

Commons · Question 102993 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether transitional relief arrangements will fully offset increases in business rates for small businesses following the April revaluation.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 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...