Written Question·Treasury·UIN 83451

Post Offices: Business Rates

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of creating a dedicated form of business rates relief for post offices.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government has no plans to introduce a targeted business rates relief for post offices. However, as set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rat...

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