Question follow-through · 26559

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of a 20p discount on business rates for hospitality businesses on the entire high street.

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Treasury
Tabled
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
4 Sept 2026
Answer
10 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of a 20p discount on business rates for hospitality businesses on the entire high street.

  2. 4 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has introduced permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These provide nearly £1 billion per year of support to the RHL sector and benefit over 750,000 properties. High street businesses al...

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