Business Rates
Commons · Question 113754 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the alignment between business rates policy and the Government’s objectives for high street regeneration.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 27 Feb 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...