Business rates relief for pubs

Last Updated: 6 November 2023

The Financial Secratary announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 27 January 2020, a £1,000 business rate discount for public houses with a rateable value of less than £100,000 for one year from 1 April 2020.

We will identify any businesses that we feel will qualify and include the relief on the bill for 2020 to 2021 which will be issued on 13 March 2020. If however, you receive your bill and the relief is not included and you feel you should qualify please contact Local Taxation using the contact details below.

Pubs Discount 2020/2021 local authority guidance (PDF 371KB / 11 pages)