Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99184

Retail Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Nigel Huddleston

ConservativeDroitwich and Evesham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of business rates relief and business rates revaluation on high street businesses.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...

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