Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107480

Business Rates: Shropshire

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support independent (a) pubs, (b) hotels and (c) retail businesses due to pay an increase in business rates in Shropshire.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...

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