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Licensed Premises: Business Rates

Lords · Question HL16466 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2026

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Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate 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 is the working estimate of the cost of the new Pubs and Live Music Ve

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Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 23 Apr 2026

Local authority estimates of business rates receipts are published by the department annually: National non-domestic rates collected by councils. Business rates receipts for 2025-26 are estimated to be £29.5bn and £30.6bn for 2026-27. These figures exclud...