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UIN 169874

Personal Care Services: VAT

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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16 March 2021

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22 March 2021 · Answer

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22 March 2021

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of temporarily reducing VAT to 5 per cent for businesses in the hairdressing and beauty industry.

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  1. 16 March 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of temporarily reducing VAT to 5 per cent for businesses in the hairdressing and beauty industry.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 March 2021

    Answer

    The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July 2020 to support the cash flow and viability of about 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors.This relief comes at a significant cost to the Exc...

    Source: Written answer

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