Business rates currently raise £25 billion per year in England, and are an important source of funding for key local services such as adult social care and children\u2019s services.<\/p>
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The Government concluded a fundamental review of business rates in 2016, and respondents agreed that property based taxes were easy to collect, difficult to avoid, relatively stable and clearly linked with local authority spending.<\/p>
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In line with stakeholder responses, the Government therefore decided to keep business rates as a property tax.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3359", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Earl of Courtown"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "The Earl of Courtown"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-09T15:38:36.067Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Non-domestic Rates"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the effectiveness, and (2) the fairness of the current system of business rates; and what plans they have to change the current system.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4304", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Allen of Kensington"} ], "uin" : "HL17553"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1142377", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1142377/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The information provided below gives details of spending areas under each Strategic Objective as a whole, rather than broken down across Estimate Row. In the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum, Strategic Objectives are split across the Department\u2019s Estimate Rows meaning that some Strategic Objectives appear under more than one Estimate Row.<\/p>
The Department uses Strategic Objectives to allocate out budgets, monitor spend and delivery and report publicly. Under each Strategic Objective are a number of programmes which are made up of a number of Work Areas.<\/p>
The Department\u2019s budgets for both Programmes and the Work Areas that sit underneath each Programme, are kept under regular review and are revised where necessary to reflect changes in the operating environment. As such, the Department has not provided a further details of budget expenditure for each Work Area as budgets and structure may change during the year.<\/p>
The Department notes that the level of budgeted expenditure detail provided in the Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum is in line with guidance issued by the Scrutiny Unit.<\/p>
Updated budgets for each Programme will be provided at the Supplementary Estimate later in the year.<\/p>
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Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource DEL budgets are as follows;<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> UIN<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Strategic Objective<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Programme<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Work Area<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282187 282189 282205 282206<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Building Affordable Homes<\/strong><\/p><\/td> London Settlement, New Homes Bonus, PFI Special Grant Housing, Valuation Office Agency, Right to Buy Charges, Right to Buy Agents, Affordable Homes Programme<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282188<\/p><\/td> SO5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Grenfell Recovery<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Grenfell Rehousing, Grenfell Memorial Commission, Grenfell Autumn Budget 2017 Commitments, MHCLG Public Enquiry Team, Grenfell Tower Site Management<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282190 282204<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Infrastructure for Housing<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Development Corporations, Housing Deals, Housing Deals: Oxford Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282191<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Market Diversification<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Planning Inspectorate, Right to Build, Community Housing Fund<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282192<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> More land in the right places<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Land Assembly Fund<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282193<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Planning Reform<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Advisory, Neighbourhood Planning: New Burden, Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting Communities, Local Plans Intervention, Planning Delivery Fund, Great Crested Newts<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282194<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Public Sector Land<\/strong><\/p><\/td> LA land review new burdens<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282195<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Homelessness<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Preventing Homelessness, Flexible Homelessness Support Grant<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282196<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Leasehold Reform<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Private Rented Sector New Burdens, Leasehold Reform<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282197<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Reform of the private rental sector<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Rent Officer Services and Pensions Liabilities, Tenant Empowerment, Smoke & Co Alarms, Estate Agents Regulation, Private Rented Sector Tribunal Costs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282198<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Rough Sleeping<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Rough Sleeping Initiative<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282199<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Social Housing Green Paper<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Domestic Abuse<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282200<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Supported Housing<\/strong><\/p><\/td> National Body for Home Improvement Agencies (Foundations)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282201<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> VRTB: Pilot<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Right to Buy Pilot<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282202<\/p><\/td> SO5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Building Safety<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Technical Policy, Energy Safe Materials, Remediation, Strategy, Responsible Industry and Residents Voice, Regulator and Accountability<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282203<\/p><\/td> Other <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Admin including depreciation<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Planning Inspectorate Admin<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Capital DEL budgets are as follows;<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> UIN<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Strategic Objective<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Programme<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Work Area<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282587<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Building Affordable Homes<\/strong><\/p><\/td> London Settlement, Affordable Homes Programme, Brent Cross, Capital Running Costs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282579<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Infrastructure for Housing<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Infrastructure to Support Housing, Housing Deals: Greater Manchester, Housing Deals: West Midlands, Oxford-Cambridge Corridor (Ox Cam Arc), Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Housing Infrastructure Fund<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282580 282589<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Market Diversification<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Planning Inspectorate, Community Housing Fund, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), Housing Supply: Build to Rent, Housing Supply: Estate Regeneration, Home Building Fund: Short Term Investment, Home Building Fund: Long Term Investment, The Commission for Local Administration in England, Valuation Tribunal Service, The Housing Ombudsman, Private Rented Sector Guarantee<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282582 282590<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> More land in the right places<\/strong><\/p><\/td> City Deals: Preston City Deal, City Deals: Birmingham City Deal, City Deals: Manchester City Deal, Land Assembly Fund, Small Sites Fund, Accelerated Construction, City Deals Telford, Direct Commission Fund, LA Land Release Fund, Barking<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282588<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Help to Buy<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Housing Supply<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282584<\/p><\/td> SO1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Public Sector Land<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Single Land Programme<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282585<\/p><\/td> SO2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Supported Housing<\/strong><\/p><\/td> The Regulator of Social Housing<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Expenditure under the Strategic Objectives (SO), Programme and Work Area for Resource AME budgets are as follows;<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> UIN<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Strategic Objective<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Programme<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Work Area<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282591<\/p><\/td> M<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Housing & Planning AME<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Planning Inspectorate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282594<\/p><\/td> P<\/strong><\/p><\/td> MHCLG Staff, Building and Infrastructure Costs AME<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Central Admin<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282595<\/p><\/td> Q<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments AME<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282596<\/p><\/td> H<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Housing & Planning (ALB)(Net) AME<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Homes England, Housing Supply: Legacy (Get Britain Building, Local Infrastructure Fund, Custom Build), The Housing Ombudsman, Housing Supply: Help To Buy, Ebbsfleet Development Corp, Single Land Programme, The Regulator of Social Housing<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 282593<\/p><\/td> O<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Research, Data and Trading Funds AME<\/strong><\/p><\/td> European Development Fund Losses and Write - Offs<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Resource AME on page 24 of his Department's Main Estimates 2019-20 Memorandum, if he will publish details of budgeted expenditure under row six, Q Non-Domestic Rates Outturn Adjustments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139206/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government concluded the last fundamental review of business rates in 2016. Respondents to the review agreed that property based taxes are easy to collect, difficult to avoid, relatively stable compared to other taxes, and that they have a clear link with local authority spending.<\/p> <\/p> The Government has taken repeated action to reduce the burden of business rates for all ratepayers including retailers. Our Plan for the High Street announced at Budget 2018 provides £1 billion of upfront support through a new retail discount, cutting retailers\u2019 business rates bills by a third for two years from 1 April 2019 subject to eligibility.<\/p> <\/p> Reforms and reliefs announced since Budget 2016 are reducing business rates by more than £13 billion over the next five years. This includes switching from RPI to CPI indexation, increasing the threshold for the standard multiplier to £51,000, and doubling the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief, meaning 675,000 of the smallest businesses pay no business rates at all.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of business rates and their effect on the sustainability of the retail sector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127954", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127954/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government concluded the last fundamental review of business rates in 2016. Respondents to the review agreed that property based taxes are easy to collect, difficult to avoid, relatively stable compared to other taxes, and that they have a clear link with local authority spending.<\/p> <\/p> The Government has taken repeated action to reduce the burden of business rates for all ratepayers. Reforms and reliefs announced since Budget 2016 will reduce rates by more than £13 billion over the next five years. This includes switching from RPI to CPI indexation, increasing the frequency of revaluations, increasing the threshold for the standard multiplier to £51,000, and doubling the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief from April 2017, which means 655,000 of the smallest businesses now pay no business rates at all.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the system of business rates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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