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Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 January 2025. It was answered by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 January 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Business Rates: Tax Yields

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 28 November 2024 on Local Government Finance, HCWS265, what estimate her Department has made of what business rate receipts will be in absolute terms in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year on which the settlement is based.

Answer

For 2024-25, English local authorities estimate business rates receipts will be £26.3 billion, of which £16.2 billion is retained locally. Local authorities have not yet submitted their estimates of business rates income for 2025-26. In addition, authorities receive income from Section 31 grant as part of the business rates retention system.

Core Spending Power, published alongside the settlement, includes Settlement Funding Assessment which is comprised of Revenue Support Grant and a component linked to business rates - Baseline Funding Levels. Baseline Funding Levels represent an authority’s need that is funded via business rates.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22332
Session
2024-26
Related items
Local Government Finance
Thursday, 28 November 2024
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Business rates Tax yields
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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