Question follow-through · 104061
Drinks: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates, (b) VAT thresholds (c) Employer National Insurance Contributions and (d) other employer costs on non-alcoholic drink price infla
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates, (b) VAT thresholds (c) Employer National Insurance Contributions and (d) other employer costs on non-alcoholic drink price infla
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jan 2026
Answer published
Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions on inflation, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR set out its assessment of policy measures in its Autumn Budget 2025 publish...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
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Electronic Government: Small Businesses
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade of the adequacy of the accessibility of the Government Gateway for small business owners.
Motor Insurance
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56135, on Motor Insurance, what recent progress the cross-Government taskforce on motor insurance has made.
Childminding: Tax Allowances
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is planning to take to assess the potential impact of the removal of the wear and tear allowance within Making Tax Digital on the (a) sustainability of the childminding sector and (b) avail
Mileage Allowances
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to uprate the mileage rate that can be claimed for tax purposes.
Business: Inheritance Tax
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the decision to make inheritance tax applicable to private businesses on (a) SME owners, (b) employees and (c) tax revenues.
Crowdfunding: Regulation
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for UK-based online equity crowdfunding platforms.
Community Interest Companies: VAT
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Mortgages
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) mortgage lenders on the potential merits of using rent payment history as an indicator of mortgage affordability.
Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change to the SCAPE discount rate on the retirement plans of public sector workers within five years of their expected retirement date.
Self-assessment
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the a) adequacy of the ease with which people can contact HMRC for support completing self-assessments and b) effectiveness of that support.
Individual Savings Accounts
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impacts of the reduction in the Cash ISA tax free limit to £12,000 for under 65s from April 2027; and what assessment he has made of the impact of this reduction