Question follow-through · 20048

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the (a) receipts and (b) total Rateable Value for the new business rates surcharge on hereditaments above £500,000 is levied on (i) large distribution warehouses and (ii) the retail sub-sector.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the (a) receipts and (b) total Rateable Value for the new business rates surcharge on hereditaments above £500,000 is levied on (i) large distribution warehouses and (ii) the retail sub-sector.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has set out the impacts of the high-value multiplier, including on retail, hospitality and leisure hereditaments here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/effects-of-the-business-rates-retail-hospitality-and-leisure-multipliers-and-h...

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