Written Question·Treasury·UIN 117406

Small Businesses: Business Rates

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of business rates on small and medium-sized enterprises.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To suppo...

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