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Written question asked by Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 May 2026. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99813 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, how many and what proportion of ratepayers who will see no increases were eligible for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief in 2025-26.

Answer

Over half of all ratepayers will see no bill increases from the 2026 business rates revaluation, including 23% seeing their bills go down. Furthermore, most properties seeing increases will see them capped at 15% or less in 2026/27, or £800 for the smallest.

The Government has introduced new permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new multipliers are worth nearly £1 billion per year and benefit over 750,000 properties. The RHL multipliers are being paid for through a high-value multiplier on the top one per cent of most expensive properties, including many large distribution warehouses, such as those used by online giants.

The new RHL tax rates replace the temporary RHL relief that has been winding down since Covid. Unlike RHL relief, the new rates are permanent, giving businesses certainty and stability, and there will be no cap, meaning all qualifying properties on high streets across England will benefit.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1248
Session
2026-27
Related items
Business Rates: Tax Allowances
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Business Rates
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Business rates Tax allowances
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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