Written Question·Treasury·UIN 109276
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North 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 TomlinsonFrom 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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