Written Question·Treasury·UIN 109276

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cost of (a) the potential business rates relief for pubs and (b) the cost of extending this relief to (i) the hospitality sector and (ii) the retail sector.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
From April, every pub and live music venue will get 15% off its new business rates bill on top of the support announced at Budget and then bills will be frozen in real terms for a further two years.Final costings will be confirmed at a fiscal event in the...

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