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Music venues to get government support in U-turn after backlash to devastating business rates

Live music venues in the UK are now set to get government support, following backlash to plans to introduce devastating business rates. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can help The steep increases in business rates were outlined at the end of 2025, and meant that that live music venues would be facing some of the sharpest rises in business rates in the country – leaving thousand…

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Many pubs are more than businesses, they’re community hubs in many areas, say campaigners, who are welcoming 15 per cent off rates in a fresh round of support.

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Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson says pubs are a special case, but there's fury more widely over the further squeeze on bottom lines as costs facing businesses continue to grow.