Written Question·Treasury·UIN 89098

Business Rates: Wholesale Trade

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its plans for business rates reform on the (a) wholesale sector and (b) (i) number of jobs and (ii) levels of costs in the wholesale sector.

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. As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower businessrates multipliers fo...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 89098) →