Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 119636
Shops: Rural Areas
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat — Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support rural convenience stores to manage their operating costs.
Answer
Blair McDougallFrom April 2026, we are introducing permanently lower business‑rates multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties, worth nearly £900 million a year and benefiting over 750,000 premises. In recognition of the impact of the revaluation on bill...
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