Written Question·Treasury·UIN 16889

Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of higher rateable values being applied to pubs that play an active role in their local communities on the sustainability of rural pubs, including those des

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government has introduced a support package worth £4.3 billion, to protect against ratepayers seeing large overnight increases in bills.In addition, the Government has introduced new permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and l...

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