Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94572
Food: Business Rates
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Jack Rankin
Conservative — Windsor
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to BBC article entitled Tax rises could push food prices higher, warn supermarkets, published on 26 October, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in business rates on fo
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHM Treasury does not produce forecasts of the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the potential impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which published its latest f...
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