Written Question·Treasury·UIN 84972
Retail Trade: Business Rates
Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Mr Louie French
Conservative — Old Bexley and Sidcup
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage retail businesses to return to the high street through changes to business rates.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe Government is 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 will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospital...
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