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Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her plans for a retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier in 2026-27 and the associated increase in the multiplier for hereditaments over £500,000, whether it is her policy that (a) the two polici

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Tabled
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
22 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her plans for a retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier in 2026-27 and the associated increase in the multiplier for hereditaments over £500,000, whether it is her policy that (a) the two polici

  2. 22 Nov 2024

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  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    As set out at Budget, the government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high-street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties from 2026-27. However, this plan to support the high street must be sustainable. That is why we intend ...

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