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Commons · Question 126754 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 19 March 2026 to Question HL15251 on Business Rates, whether devolved Administrations will receive Barnett consequential funding for pub and live music relief; and whether the figures

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...