Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74244
Business Rates: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid 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 TomlinsonThe 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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