Question follow-through · 20482
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release, “PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting shops”, 10 August 2026, what specific changes are being considered to Small Business Rates Reli
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release, “PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting shops”, 10 August 2026, what specific changes are being considered to Small Business Rates Reli
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2026
Answer published
At the 2026 revaluation, the thresholds for Small Business Rates Relief remained unchanged. Around a third of properties continue to receive 100 per cent relief, with a further 85,000 properties benefiting from tapered relief. The Government also extende...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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