Written Question·Treasury·UIN 900988

Business Rates

Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Sir Edward Leigh

ConservativeGainsborough

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of abolishing business rates.

Answer

James Murray
The government will create a fairer business rates system that protects the high-street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. Autumn Budget 2024 announced the first steps including an intention to introduce permanently lower multipliers f...

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