Retail Trade: Business Rates
Commons · Question 19143 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 9591, on Business Rates: Retail Trade, what the evidential basis is for the total business rate bills paid by the retail sector in 2026-27 compared to 2025-26.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 4 Sep 2026
The evidential basis is analysis conducted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) using property-level rateable value data from the Valuation Office, alongside local authority returns, as published in MHCLG’s National Non-Dom...