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Retail Trade: Epping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support high street businesses in Epping Forest.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
5 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support high street businesses in Epping Forest.

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    At Budget the Chancellor announced a number of measures to support high street businesses, ideally in Epping Forest’s regeneration including permanently lowering tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties from 2026/27, extending RHL relief a...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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