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15%
15% -- business rates increase for Bira member independent retailers (2026)
Bira members will on average pay 15% more in business rates in the first year of the next three years.
- Represents an estimated average increase across members over the upcoming three-year period under government business rates policy
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15%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
GB
Evidence Quality
B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
bira.co.uk
Primary
Tier A
https://bira.co.uk/resources/campaign-focus-february-2026/ ↗
Source Article
Campaign Focus | February 2026
The Government's "shocking" policy on business rates, knife selling and the Employment Rights Act are among the areas of focus for Bira this month.
Read the latest update from Andrew Goodacre, CEO
Hello,
There are a number of areas of focus for Bira this month.
Much of our time has been spent arguin…
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bira.co.uk
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Methodology
Increases over three years: 15%, 25%, and 40% in years one, two, three respectively; midpoint 40% used from range
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
Company SizeSMB
RegionGB
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Bira member independent retailers: 15% business rates increase. Source: bira.co.uk (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/bira-members-business-rates-increase
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