Claim: NHS hospitals have been hit with a 21% rise in business rates.
Fact-check: NHS and private hospitals: who pays business rates? - Full Fact
Verdict: that's what was projected when changes to business rates came in last year. a more up to date estimate puts the 2019/20 bill at around 24% higher than in 2016/17.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2018-10-24T00:00:00