Written Question·Treasury·UIN 98593

Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Transitional Relief for pubs only applies to the portion of increase directly attributable to Rateable Value change after the effect of new multipliers.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is introducing permanently lower business rates multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new tax rates are worth nearly £900 million per year and will benefit over 750,000 properties. To sustainably f...

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