Question follow-through · 99814

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December to Question 97661 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, what proportion of the ratepayers who will see their bills reduced are listed as a hereditament that has been assessed as qu

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Treasury
Tabled
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
17 Dec 2025
Answer
18 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December to Question 97661 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, what proportion of the ratepayers who will see their bills reduced are listed as a hereditament that has been assessed as qu

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since Covid, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To support with...

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