Question follow-through · 77674
Retail Trade: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased business rates on the viability of large-format retail stores.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 16 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased business rates on the viability of large-format retail stores.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 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, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure propertie...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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