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Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 1248 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99813 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, how many and what proportion of ratepayers who will see no increases were eligible for Retail, Hospitality and Le

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 21 May 2026

Over half of all ratepayers will see no bill increases from the 2026 business rates revaluation, including 23% seeing their bills go down. Furthermore, most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less in 2026/27, or £800 for the smalle...