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Public Houses: Business Rates

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109262

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's correspondence entitled 1/2026: Pubs and live music venues relief 2026 to 2027, published on 27 January 2026, whether a gastro-pub categorised by the Valuation Office Agency as a r

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

This relief will be awarded to pubs and live music venues at the discretion of Local Authorities, who will determine eligibility using guidance published by the Government and based on existing definitions.

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