With less than ten days until the autumn budget, a cabinet reshuffle could signify problems for business rates payers. It is this department that oversees business rates policy. However, according to BPI, business rates had already risen by an average of 18% in 2022. Would a more experienced political figure be better to take on the bulk of business rates policy? Right now, announcements on business rates policy for the autumn budgets is unlikely to change from what we think it’s going to be.

Source: The Guardian November 14, 2023 13:07 UTC