Business Rates
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with industry representatives on alternatives to the business rates system.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
The Call for Evidence on business rates and investment closed on 18 February. As part of this process, the Government engaged industry representatives for more detailed evidence on how the business rates system influences investment decisions, with questions on the business rates system’s tax structure, small business rates relief, improvement relief and empty property relief.
The Government is carefully considering representations we’ve received, and a response to the Call for Evidence will be published in due course.
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