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Abolish business rates for UK pubs and hospitality businesses

Submitted by Wayne Warner on Tuesday 16th December 2025

Published on Monday 26th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 26th July 2026

Current Signatures: 277
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Abolished ~ business rates ~ Busy ~ Full Stop ~ Heavy ~ hospitality ~ hospitality businesses ~ hospitality sector ~ job losses ~ Pubs ~ Regime ~ Scraps ~ Tax

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 277 signatures in total, with signatories from 130 constituencies. That makes it the 574th most popular open petition, and the 13,999th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 22% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 20% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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