Written Question·Treasury·UIN 36894

Music Venues: Business Rates

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing grassroots music venues from the business rates system.

Answer

James Murray
As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including grassroots music venues with Rateable Values below £500,00, from 2026-27. This permanent tax...

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