questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) VAT on the financial sustainability of hotels in (i) rural areas and (ii) West Dorset constituency.
answerText: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality and tourism businesses, including those in rural areas, to economic growth and social life in the UK. To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026/27, we intend to introduce permanen...
heading: Hotels: Business Rates and VAT