Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74244

Business Rates: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that business rates reform supports regional economic growth in (a) rural and (b) coastal areas.

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. To ensure that key amenities are available, and that community assets are protected in rural areas, Rural Rates R...

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