United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 37518
VAT: Coronavirus
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21 July 2021
Last action
10 September 2021 · Answer
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10 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a permanent reduction in VAT for (a) the travel industry and (b) other sectors affected by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.
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21 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a permanent reduction in VAT for (a) the travel industry and (b) other sectors affected by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Commons
10 September 2021
Answer
In order to support the cash flow and viability of around 150,000 businesses and to protect over 2.4 million jobs, the Government has applied a temporary reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent) to goods and services supplied by the tourism and hospitality sector...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-21/37518
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1349261
- uk · wq-1349261 · source updated 10 September 2021