Stop the SNP's Business Tax Hikes
On 30 November, thousands of businesses across Scotland found out they are about to be hit with massive tax rises.
That’s because the SNP Government has ordered new ‘rateable values’ from April 2026 onwards – which determine how much tax businesses pay on their properties.
Some businesses are now being told that their rateable value will double or even triple overnight.
Meaning that they face eye-watering tax rises next year.
One business that got in touch with us will see their rateable value jump from £9,000 to £20,700, another from £12,000 to £26,000 – meaning tax rises worth thousands.
One larger company told us that they may have to pay up to £185,000 more a year in business rates due to their revaluation.
These tax jumps are just too extreme for businesses to cope with.
When bills rise this sharply and this suddenly, small businesses cannot plan, invest, or provide stable jobs.
If these changes come into force, there’s a real risk even more small businesses could close, jobs could be lost and Scotland’s high streets could be left even worse off than they are right now.
We must put a stop to this SNP stealth tax.
That is why the Scottish Conservatives are demanding the SNP pause rates revaluation and go back to the drawing board so that businesses are not hit with extreme and unsustainable tax rises.
