Written Question·Treasury·UIN 68736

Food: Wholesale Trade

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 24 July 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing targeted business rates relief for food and drink wholesalers.

Answer

James Murray

To deliver our manifesto pledge, from April 2026, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values (RVs) below £500,000. This tax cut must be sustainably funded, and ...

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