Banham Zoo and Africa Alive face major rate hikes under Reeves’ budget, threatening their financial stability.

Banham Zoo and Africa Alive face steep business rate hikes under Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget, with Banham’s bill rising to over £106,000—65% higher—and Africa Alive’s increasing 50% to £56,000. Despite Reeves’ claim of the lowest tax rates since 1991, these increases, along with higher minimum wage and national insurance costs, add £60,000 in new expenses for the land-owning Goymour Group, which already saw a £150,000 rise in wages this year. The Zoological Society of East Anglia, which operates both zoos, will absorb the higher rates, raising concerns about financial sustainability for tourism businesses.