Licensed Premises: Business Rates
Lords · Question HL16466 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
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
Answer
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...