James Murray

James Murray

Labour (Co-op) — Ealing North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 January 2025

Debate

Supporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and Tourism

Contribution

I think that retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, which are the backbone of our high street, might object to the idea of permanently lower tax rates as “tinkering around the edges”. That is a fundamental change that we want to bring in from April 2026 to make sure they have stability, certainty and permanently lower rates. Alongside it are our wider ambitions in the “Transforming Business Rates” discussion paper, which I invited the hon. Gentleman to read and respond to at last week’s Treasury Committee.

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