Written Question·Treasury·UIN 97247

Business Rates: Internet

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains the Government’s policy to reform the business rates system to level the playing field between bricks and mortar businesses and large online businesses.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality a...

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