Written Question·Treasury·UIN 105142

Business Rates

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to replace the existing system of business rates.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto.The Government is doing this by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitalit...

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