Written Question·Treasury·UIN 65756

Business Rates

Tabled: 8 July 2025
Answered: 16 July 2025

Question

Sir Gavin Williamson

ConservativeStone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to continue the 40 percent relief on business rates for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure businesses into the 2026-27 financial year.

Answer

James Murray
Retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been extended year-by-year by previous governments since the pandemic. It has been a stopgap measure, and we recognise that businesses need longer term certainty on their business rates liabilities.Without ...

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