Written Question·Treasury·UIN 78597

Business Rates: City of Durham

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of retail businesses impacted by (a) the business rates reduction for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure properties and (b) the higher business rates multiplier in the City of D

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospital...

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