Written Question·Treasury·UIN 24325

Hospitality Sector: Government Assistance

Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025

Question

Andy MacNae

LabourRossendale and Darwen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the hospitality industry; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending VAT for that sector.

Answer

James Murray
As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. Ahead of these changes being made, the Governm...

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