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Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 22 January 2026UIN 104888

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 97277 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, whether the Valuation Office Agency’s online calculator on the gov.uk website is correctly applying 2025-26 Retail, Hos

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The business rates estimator tool was, in accordance with standard practice, taken down on Friday 16 January ahead of local authorities issuing business rates bills in the coming weeks.

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