Question follow-through · 109142

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) higher value surcharge in 2025-26 on hereditaments valued at £500,000 and (b) withdrawal of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier at £500,000

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Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) higher value surcharge in 2025-26 on hereditaments valued at £500,000 and (b) withdrawal of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier at £500,000

  2. 2 Feb 2026

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  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook sets out the forecast for the economy over a five-year horizon. For more information, please visit https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_November_2025.pdf

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