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Post Offices: Business Rates

Asked by Ben LakePlaid CymruMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 21342

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered extending the proposed 20% business rates reduction for pubs, social clubs and live music venues to post offices.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Government recognises the important contribution that post offices make to local economies and communities through the services they provide to residents and businesses.

Businesses continue to benefit from the Government's wider business rates reforms, including permanently lower multipliers for qualifying retail, hospitality and leisure properties and the £4.3 billion support package introduced to support those ratepayers facing large increases in bills following the 2026 revaluation.

In addition, Rural Rate Relief aims to ensure that key amenities are available and community assets protected in rural areas. It provides 100 per cent rate relief for eligible properties in rural areas with populations below 3,000, including post offices that are the only such facility in a village and have a rateable value of up to £8,500.

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