questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16486 on Public Houses: Business Rates and Employer Contributions, what methodology her Department used to estimate that the average pub has a rateable value of £16,800; and how this relates to special category codes used by the Valuation Office Agency.
answerText: The Transforming Business Rates consultation notes that the average pub has a rateable value (RV) of £16,800. This is based on the median RV of properties under special category 226: &quot;Public Houses/Pub Restaurants&quot; on the 2023 compiled rating li...
heading: Public Houses: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions