Written Question·Treasury·UIN 64351

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the cumulative impact of changes to (a) business rates and (b) employer National Insurance contributions on the financial viability of (i) pubs and (ii) breweries.

Answer

James Murray
From 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that eligible RHL businesses benefit from much-needed certainty ...

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