Business rates reforms “do not go far enough”

Business rates reforms “do not go far enough”

Responding to speculation surrounding the future of business rates for pubs, Helen Dickinson, chief executive at the British Retail Consortium, said: “The government has long known the business rates system is not fit for purpose, which is why they promised to replace it in their manifesto. With the recent speculation of further concessions for pubs, they have now recognised the most recent reforms announced at the Budget do not go far enough. This latest announcement looks like another sticking plaster on a broken system rather than the more fundamental reform required.”

09/01/2026