Question follow-through · 119310
Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook report of November 2025, Table A.5, what analysis her Department has done of the causes for the rise in estimated business rates receipts from £38.8 billion in 2
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook report of November 2025, Table A.5, what analysis her Department has done of the causes for the rise in estimated business rates receipts from £38.8 billion in 2
12 Mar 2026
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
Business rates receipts are forecast independently by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Information on changes to the Business Rates receipts can be found in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook report (paragraphs 4.38 to 4.40).
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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