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Change business rates relief for 25/26 back to 75%.

Submitted by MICHELLE WARNER on Friday 14th March 2025

Published on Friday 11th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 11th October 2025

Signatures: 497

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1 April ~ April ~ Bills ~ business rates ~ Busy ~ Change ~ Contributions ~ Economy ~ employer National Insurance ~ Ensure ~ hospitality ~ inflation ~ insurance ~ job losses ~ leisure ~ local ~ Minimum ~ Minimum wage ~ National Insurance ~ relief ~ retail ~ RISE ~ Thousands

Petition Action

Change business rates relief for 25/26 back to 75%.

Petition Details

We believe the Government’s decision to cut the retail, hospitality and leisure business rates reliefs from 75% to 40% from 1 April could mean thousands of businesses will see business rates bills rise significantly in the year ahead. We believe such rises may be unsustainable for many.

Additional Information

We feel that businesses have already been affected by increases in employer national insurance contributions, increases in the minimum wage and increased inflation, and that unfortunately, many businesses may not survive, especially given the already challenging economic climate. We urge the Government to increase business rates relief from 40% back to 75%, to support businesses and ensure that the local economy does not suffer further job losses.


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