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UK adjusts RHL multipliers for 27/28 with inflation update

Letter details the Budget package and the multipliers for 27/28.

--- The context --- Business rates information letters are issued at regular intervals throughout the year and communicate decisions that affect premises covered by this system in the United Kingdom. --- The facts --- Letter, issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, details the Budget package and the multipliers for 27/28, and was published on 28 October 2026. The update on 30 October 2026 states that, further to the 27/28 multipliers published on 28 October, the multipliers have been updated to ensure inflation adjustments are consistently applied to the RHL multipliers. --- The positions --- The position set out in the letter is that the update matches the policy intention for RHL properties in 27/28 and 28/29, and that as a result the RHL multipliers will be set at 5.2p below the small business and standard multipliers for 27/28. --- What remains unknown --- The summarised letter does not detail the absolute values of each multiplier or specify the concrete impact by type of premises, so those points remain unknown from this information. --- Unanswered questions --- What are the absolute values of each multiplier after the update? How does the 5.2p difference translate into the burden on each RHL premises? What reach will consistent application have in 28/29? --- EPM analysis --- The change does not create a new framework, but corrects how inflation adjustments are applied to align the outcome with the policy intention already stated for RHL properties. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the correction provides relative relief for RHL premises by setting their multipliers 5.2p below the small business and standard multipliers in 27/28, and adds predictability by confirming inflation will be applied consistently in line with the policy intention for 27/28 and 28/29, although without published absolute values the practical scope for each business still cannot be measured precisely from this letter alone.
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