Written Question·Treasury·UIN 97243

Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Business Rates

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her department has made of how many a) pubs b) hotels c) restaurants d) indoor leisure and e) night clubs are expected to see their business rates bill i) go up ii) stay the same or iii) decrease from

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...

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