Fuel Oil: VAT

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of VAT on domestic heating oil from 5 per cent to zero per cent.

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1. 29 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of VAT on domestic heating oil from 5 per cent to zero per cent.

   Source: Commons

2. 3 June 2026

   Answer

   HMRC does not hold information on the VAT revenue from domestic heating oil. This is because businesses are not required to provide a breakdown by product or service on their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden. Hence, we ...

   Source: Written answer

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