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Business Rates

Lords · Question HL15251 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

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Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government what their latest estimate is of the level of total business rate receipts to be raised in England in (1) 2025-26, (2) 2026-27, and (3) 2027-28; and what their working estimate is of the cost of the new Pubs and Live Music

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 19 Mar 2026

Details on business rates receipts for FY25/26, FY26/27and FY27/28 are set out in the OBR’s economic and fiscal outlook. Forecast receipts are £33.7bn, £37.1bn and £37.9bn respectively. The further support for pubs and live music venues was scored at the ...