Assistive Technology: VAT

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to review Groups 4 and 12 of Schedule 8 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 to ensure disability VAT reliefs reflect modern assistive technology.

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1. 17 March 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to review Groups 4 and 12 of Schedule 8 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 to ensure disability VAT reliefs reflect modern assistive technology.

   Source: Commons

2. 25 March 2026

   Answer

   We maintain a longstanding principle that reliefs should be targeted to balance support with fiscal sustainability. Modern consumer technologies, while helpful to disabled users, are also intended for use by those without impairments hence do not meet the...

   Source: Written answer

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