questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.63 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, HC 295, whether the £1.3 billion new grant funding includes central government funding for (a) freezing of the small business rate relief multiplier, (b) retail, hospitality and leisure relief and (c) compensation for changes to employer National Insurance contributions for public bodies in 2025-26.
answerText: On 28 November we published a policy statement setting out details on the Local Government Finance Settlement for the next year for councils across England, as well as the government’s wider intentions to fix the foundations of local government over the c...
heading: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions