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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Business Rates more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the business rate multiplier in England and Wales. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL9917 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-13more like thismore than 2023-09-13
answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a freeze to the business rates multiplier for 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion over the next five years. This was the third consecutive year the multiplier has been frozen, protecting businesses from inflationary pressures at an overall cost of £14.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Business rates are an essential form of funding for local government to provide vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-13T13:00:26.103Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-13T13:00:26.103Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this