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Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 12 December 2025UIN 96839

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what engagement she undertook with the pub and hospitality sector ahead of the 2025 Budget, particularly in the context of Business Rates.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

Treasury Ministers and officials engaged with a wide range of stakeholders across the pub and hospitality sector ahead of the Budget to discuss business rates.We continue to engage with the hospitality sector to understand the pressures they face.

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