Question follow-through · 36094
Business Rates: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the withdrawal of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier and (b) imposition of the new £500,000 multiplier on the marginal tax rate on business rat
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 14 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the withdrawal of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier and (b) imposition of the new £500,000 multiplier on the marginal tax rate on business rat
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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14 Mar 2025
Answer published
As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000 from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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