Written Question·Treasury·UIN 103036

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) revaluation of pubs’ rateable values and (b) ending of the 40% business rates relief on (i) the financial viability of pubs and breweries and (iii) the

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...

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