Question follow-through · 64576
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the business rates system on pub closures.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the business rates system on pub closures.
4 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 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. From 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties with ratea...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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