Small Businesses: Business Rates
Commons · Question 102997 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has been given to increasing permanent business rates relief for small and community-facing businesses.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 12 Jan 2026
The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitali...