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Business Rates: Valuation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109139

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis the Valuation Office Agency provided to government departments on the potential distributional consequences of the 2026 business rates revaluation before the Budget 2025, including the potential impact

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) provides valuation data and analysis on the property market to MHCLG and HMT.

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