Written Question·Treasury·UIN 82148

Music Venues: Business Rates

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Jonathan Davies

LabourMid Derbyshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in business rate relief on grassroots music venues with a rateable value of over £500,000.

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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