Written Question·Treasury·UIN 70887

Retail Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Dan Carden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment of charging business rates for physical retail premises in (a) Liverpool Walton constituency, (b) constituencies which have an anchor store providing footfal

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, ...

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