Question follow-through · 89098

Business Rates: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its plans for business rates reform on the (a) wholesale sector and (b) (i) number of jobs and (ii) levels of costs in the wholesale sector.

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Treasury
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
13 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its plans for business rates reform on the (a) wholesale sector and (b) (i) number of jobs and (ii) levels of costs in the wholesale sector.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower businessrates multipliers fo...

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