Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 88667
Business Rates
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed business rates retention reset on (a) councils with high business growth and (b) future incentives for high bu
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Business Rates Retention System was designed to be “reset” periodically to update the way it redistributes locally retained business rates between local authorities – a core aspect of the system. The reset will fundamentally improve the way we fund lo...
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