Written Question·Treasury·UIN 82652

Business Rates: Wholesale Trade

Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned business rates reforms on the wholesale sector; and if she will consider extending retail-equivalent reliefs to wholesalers.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government currently provides a 40 per cent business rates relief for eligible retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,0000 per business, in 2025-26. Eligibility for the RHL relief scheme is outlined in guidance pub...

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