Catering: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions
Lords · Question HL16329 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks by the owner of Leon, as reported by the Times on 7 April, regarding the impact of the increase in both business rates and national insurance on the profitability and viability
Answer
Answered by Lord Livermore, 28 Apr 2026
The central challenge facing this Government when we took office was restoring economic stability, improving living standards and renewing our public services. This required a number of difficult decisions on tax, welfare, and spending, including an incre...