Written Question·Treasury·UIN 119310
Business Rates
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook report of November 2025, Table A.5, what analysis her Department has done of the causes for the rise in estimated business rates receipts from £38.8 billion in 2
Answer
Dan TomlinsonBusiness rates receipts are forecast independently by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Information on changes to the Business Rates receipts can be found in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook report (paragraphs 4.38 to 4.40).