Written Question·Treasury·UIN 101363
Public Houses: Business Rates
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 8 January 2026
Question
Emma Lewell
Labour — South Shields
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons why the recent business rates revaluation results in projected increases of up to 76 per cent in liabilities for pubs over the three-year revaluation period, after transit
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
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