Written Question·Treasury·UIN 111686
Business Rates
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to replace the business rates system.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe Government has already started the work of reforming our business rates system by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new tax rates are worth nearly £1 billion per year and w...
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