Meeting of the Parliament 12 March 2026 [Draft]
I recognise the challenges that, in general, the business community in Glasgow, and across the country, is facing, and I recognise the significance of the issues relating to non-domestic rates, which have been central to the Government’s budget provisions for many years. We have protected the business community from some of the increases that it has faced.
Some properties will see significant increases in rateable values in the 2026 revaluation, but the transitional relief that the Government has put in place means that the gross bills of about 60,000 properties will be lower in 2026-27 than they would otherwise have been. That is part of the wider non-domestic rates support that the Government has put into place, which is more than £870 million in 2026-27.