Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99202
Business Rates
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the marginal increase in business rates liability for a retail, hospitality and leisure hereditament moving from £500,000 to £501,000 Rateable Value under the new 2026-27 business rate
Answer
Dan TomlinsonIn order to sustainably fund the permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values (RVs) below £500,000, the Government is introducing a higher tax rate for properties with RVs of £500,000 and above.At t...
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