Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99155
Retail Trade: Business Rates
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the proportion of premises that will be subject to higher-multiple business rates which are (a) owned and (b) operated by an online retailer.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonWe are delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. We are doing this by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure propert...
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