Question follow-through · 69830

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the new surcharge on hereditaments with Rateable Values above £500,000 from 2026-27 will be revenue-neutral in relation to the cost of the new Retail, Hospitality and Leisure rate multiplier from the 2026-27

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Treasury
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
4 Sept 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the new surcharge on hereditaments with Rateable Values above £500,000 from 2026-27 will be revenue-neutral in relation to the cost of the new Retail, Hospitality and Leisure rate multiplier from the 2026-27

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with Rateable Values (RVs) below £500,000 from 2026-27.This tax cut must be sustainably funded, and so we...

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