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UIN 51458

Funerals: VAT

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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20 September 2022

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23 September 2022 · Answer

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23 September 2022

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making costs associated with the organisation of remembrance services exempt from VAT.

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  1. 20 September 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making costs associated with the organisation of remembrance services exempt from VAT.

    Source: Commons

  2. 23 September 2022

    Answer

    VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services. It would be administratively challenging for suppliers to identify and apply a different VAT treatment to supp...

    Source: Written answer

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