Written Question·Treasury·UIN 34032

Land Banking: Business Rates

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to replace Business Rates with a Land Value Tax collected by local authorities to disincentivise land banking by developers.

Answer

James Murray
We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. At the Autumn Budget, we published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for reform and invites stakeholders to hav...

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