Business Rates
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Valuation Office Agency's business rates estimator tool's accuracy in producing estimated bills before it was removed.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
The business rates estimator tool on GOV.UK is an estimator, and, therefore, designed to provide indicative estimates of business rates liabilities from 1 April 2026. As stated on the tool, estimates could not reflect all individual circumstances, and final liabilities are determined by local authorities when issuing bills. In accordance with standard practice, the tool was removed before business rates bills were issued.
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