Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the level of total business rate receipts to be raised in England in (1) 2025-26, (2) 2026-27, and (3) 2027-28; and what is the working estimate of the cost of the new Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief in each year of the 2026 revaluation cycle.

Local authority estimates of business rates receipts are published by the department annually: National non-domestic rates collected by councils.

Business rates receipts for 2025-26 are estimated to be £29.5bn and £30.6bn for 2026-27. These figures exclude receipts from the central list. For 2027-28, estimates come from the calculations that support the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast. These show that local list receipts are estimated to be £31.5bn.

The estimated value of the Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief can be found within the OBR’s Policy Measures Database. This is accessible via the following link: Data - Office for Budget Responsibility.