Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce the business rates for the period after the 1st April 2021.

The Government is considering options for further COVID-19 related support through business rates reliefs. In order to ensure that any decisions best meet the evolving challenges presented by COVID-19, the Government will outline plans for 2021-22 reliefs in due course.

In 2020, the Government launched the Fundamental Review of Business Rates, which sought views on the level of the business rates multiplier. A final report to be published in due course will set out the conclusions of the Review on this and other areas.