Written Question·Treasury·UIN 102996

Small Businesses: Business Rates

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered freezing rateable values for small businesses at 2023 levels pending a full review of the business rates system.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitali...

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