Written Question·Treasury·UIN 78483

Music Venues: Business Rates

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her plans for business rates reform on grassroots music venues.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values (RVs) below £500,000, including grassroots music venues, from 2026-27. This permanent ta...

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