Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99154

Leisure and Retail Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 11 December 2025

Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many retail, hospitality and leisure sector businesses in (a) England and (b) Hampshire are expected to see their business rates bill (i) go up (ii) stay the same and (iii) decrease from April 2026 as a result o

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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