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Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 103891 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, what is the evidential basis for the statement that the temporary Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief has been windi

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
5 Feb 2026
Answer
11 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 103891 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, what is the evidential basis for the statement that the temporary Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief has been windi

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief on business rates has been reduced over time since 2020/21, when it was set at 100%. In 2021/22, this relief was lowered to 75%, in 2022/23 it was 50%, in 2023/24 and 2024/25 it was 75%, and in 2025/26 the ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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