A question on #RetailTrade #BusinessRates tabled by Joe Robertson on 24-03-2025 has been answered by James Murray.

Heading: Retail Trade: Business Rates
Question ID: 1787820
UIN: 40772
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 5255
Asking Member display name: Joe Robertson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Joe Robertson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of shops with increased business rates under proposed reforms to that system.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4797
Answering Member display name: James Murray
Answering Member handle: jamesmurray_ldn
Answering Member Twitter reference: @jamesmurray_ldn
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Answer text: As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including those on the high street, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they benefit...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true