Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 31315

Retail Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

Conservative — Isle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of planned increases in business rates for small retailers.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Against the current fiscal backdrop, the Government is clear that changes to the business rates system should be affordable and sustainable. It is not realistic to continue this support indefinitely. Without any Government intervention, Retail Hospitality...
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