Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 34288

Unitary Councils: Business Rates

Tabled: 27 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will published (a) the process and (b) her Department's timetable for determining how the new unitary councils will be awarded local business rates for retention.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Under the Business Rates Retention System, a share of business rates is retained by local government. The distribution of business rates income between local authorities is determined by the relationship between each authority’s funding need compared with...
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