Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 44
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Business rates system remains a concern, harming growth and entrenching deprivation.
Conclusion
We acknowledge the Government’s current plans to reform business rates and the Business Rates Retention system, including the business rates reset and the addition of new multipliers. However, we remain concerned that the business rates system can harm growth, disincentivise investment, and entrench deprivation at local authority level. (Conclusion, Paragraph 168) 79
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗