Written Question·Treasury·UIN 36037

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to ensure the business rates system supports the sustainability of food and drink wholesalers.

Answer

James Murray
To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit ...

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