"In March, the Government announced a review of mileage rates for employees using their own vehicle for work and the self-employed who use the simplified expenses rates.
In recognition of the pressures facing drivers as a result of the effects of the Iran war, the Government are today announcing the …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"In the 2025 Budget, the Government announced the introduction of a new high-value council tax surcharge—HVCTS—on owners of the most valuable 1% of residential properties in England. Today, together with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, I am launching a consultation on the detailed design of …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"A new social security agreement relating to national insurance contributions with the Isle of Man was agreed on 18 May 2026. It modernises the provisions in the 1977 agreement which determine where workers and employers pay their national insurance contributions, so that they operate in line with the social security …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"The Government have already taken action on fuel affordability at the pump. In last year’s Budget they extended the 5p per litre cap for a further five months, and they have also cancelled the increase that would have otherwise taken place in line with inflation at the start of this …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"The Scottish National party has had ample opportunity in Scotland to invest in energy, to invest in energy infrastructure and to invest in the changes that we need in our economy to bring down energy bills, and when it comes to fuel duty—[Interruption.]..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"When it comes to fuel duty, it is of course worth noting that it is lower today, in cash terms, than it has been in any year since 2009...." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"On business rates, the hon. Member will know that this Government inherited the plans that were set in train for an independent revaluation of properties to take place for the first time since the pandemic. It would not have been the right thing to do to delay that independent revaluation …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"I am always happy to take questions on business rates, even months after the decision set out at the Budget, and I thank the hon. Member for reading out the Labour manifesto. We have made significant changes to business rates by introducing the new lower multiplier for high street businesses …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech
"The Government have introduced a support package worth £4.3 billion to protect rate payers across the country against the impact of the independently set new property values, whereby properties have been valued for the first time since the pandemic. We have also introduced permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality …..." Dan Tomlinson - View Speech