By David Jones Businesses are calling for certainty. What they don’t need is a knee-jerk reaction on business rates from the government, writes David Jones The current business tax rate is too high and Labour must address this issue proactively. The government is facing increasing pressure to make the right decisions, and these could provide critical relief to sectors like retail, hospitality and office rental markets. Starmer’s handling of business rates as a tax is extremely important. In lead up to the 2026 business rates revaluation, our research forecasts a 14.7 per cent increase in the t…