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 Tomlinson
The 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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