A question on #BusinessRates tabled by Kevin Hollinrake on 04-04-2025 has been answered by James Murray.

Heading: Business Rates
Question ID: 1792595
UIN: 44232
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-04
Asking Member ID: 4474
Asking Member display name: Kevin Hollinrake
Asking Member handle: kevinhollinrake
Asking Member Twitter reference: @kevinhollinrake
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the transitional relief scheme for the 2026 business rates revaluation will be financed by (a) direct funding, (b) downward phasing and (c) a higher multiplier.
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Date answered: 2025-04-10
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4797
Answering Member display name: James Murray
Answering Member handle: jamesmurray_ldn
Answering Member Twitter reference: @jamesmurray_ldn
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Answer text: The Government is legally required to introduce transitional relief for ratepayers to support those seeing the biggest increases at revaluations. The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 removed the requirement for transitional relief schemes to be self-funding. ...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true