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Business Rates: Tax Yields

Commons · Question 126752 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of gross business rate receipts in (a) England and (b) the United Kingdom in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 2025-26 and (iii) 2026-27 following changes to pub and live music relief.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 21 Apr 2026

Business rates are a devolved tax. Details on business rates receipts in England can be found on page 112 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The Barnett formula applied in the normal way, as set out in the St...