Business Rates: South Basildon and East Thurrock
Commons · Question 108140 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Valuation Office Agency's news story entitled Business rates revaluation 2026, updated on 22 January 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the fin
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 2 Feb 2026
At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To suppo...