Question follow-through · 103461

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR, Economic and fiscal outlook, of November 2025, CP1438m paragraph 4.38, what assessment has been made by (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency, of the cause and drivers of

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Tabled
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
8 Jan 2026
Answer
14 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR, Economic and fiscal outlook, of November 2025, CP1438m paragraph 4.38, what assessment has been made by (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency, of the cause and drivers of

  2. 8 Jan 2026

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  3. 14 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government does not hold data on the breakdown of business rates revenue. The total change in business rates revenue is set out in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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