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Gambling: Business Rates

Commons · Question 106107 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the equity of eligibility for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief of licensed betting offices and other gambling leisure premises, including adult gaming cen

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 22 Jan 2026

In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...