Question follow-through · 99860
Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter entitled 5/2025: Confirmation of Budget package and the Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers for 2026/2027, of 26 November 2025, whether the calculation o
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 22 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter entitled 5/2025: Confirmation of Budget package and the Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers for 2026/2027, of 26 November 2025, whether the calculation o
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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22 Dec 2025
Answer published
The 2026 Supporting Small Business Relief Scheme provides support for ratepayers losing certain reliefs including the current 40% relief for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure. This means most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less n...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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