Written Question·Treasury·UIN 21241

Music Venues: Business Rates

Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal DemocratWimbledon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in business rate relief for grassroots music venues on the (a) number of live music venues and (b) music industry.

Answer

James Murray
At the Autumn Budget, the Government announced that retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties will receive 40% relief (up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business) for 2025-26.The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee’s report on grassroots music ...

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