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Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) increase and (b) uprate the business rate multipliers for 2025-26.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
7 Oct 2024 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) increase and (b) uprate the business rate multipliers for 2025-26.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The government is committed to delivering a fairer business rates system by levelling the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivising investment, tackling empty properties and supporting entrepreneurship. Any decisions on...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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