Question follow-through · 108460
Pharmacy: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned April 2026 business rates increase on community pharmacies.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned April 2026 business rates increase on community pharmacies.
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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2 Feb 2026
Answer published
At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This has led to increases in rateable values for some properties, as current values are based on pandemic-era valuations. In recognition of the impact of the revaluation o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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