Written Question·Treasury·UIN 55222

Film: Business Rates

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Mr James Frith

LabourBury North

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure that business rates do not impact the growth of the film production sector in the UK.

Answer

James Murray
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...

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