Question follow-through · 45024
Charities: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the new surcharge on hereditaments over £500,000 from April 2026, whether educational charities will be liable to pay the increase in business rates which is not covered by mandatory charitable rat
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the new surcharge on hereditaments over £500,000 from April 2026, whether educational charities will be liable to pay the increase in business rates which is not covered by mandatory charitable rat
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2025
Answer published
We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century.As part of its reforms, the Government intends to apply a higher rate from 2026-27 on properties with rateable values of £50...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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