# Grassroots music venues to receive 20% business rates cut

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/u-k-grassroots-music-venues-to-receive-vital-tax-cut-in-new-pms-latest-move/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:32:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T21:47:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/uk-grassroots-music-venue-business-rates-tax-cut/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Grassroots venues will receive a 20% business-rates cut from April 2027.
- The sector lost over 6,000 jobs in 2025.
- Industry bodies want broader, UK-wide support.

## Summary

The UK government has announced a 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and grassroots music venues from April 2027. The measure is intended to help protect local live-music spaces facing acute financial pressure, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham describing them as vital community assets and warning against their closure.

Downing Street estimates the reduction could save each venue about £1,000 and says it will be funded by reviewing reliefs for businesses judged to contribute less to communities, including vape shops. The Music Venue Trust said 53% of grassroots venues made no profit in 2025 and more than 6,000 sector jobs were lost; industry leaders welcomed the move but called for wider eligibility, equivalent support across the UK and help for recording studios.

## Coverage

- [Billboard: Grassroots music venues to receive 20% business rates cut](https://www.billboard.com/pro/uk-grassroots-music-venue-business-rates-tax-cut/)
- [Clash: Music Venues To Receive 20% Cut In Business Rates](https://www.clashmusic.com/news/music-venues-to-receive-20-cut-in-business-rates/)

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