United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73232
Companies: VAT
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29 August 2025
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8 September 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average administrative cost is of collecting VAT from a VAT-registered company.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average administrative cost is of collecting VAT from a VAT-registered company.
Source: Commons
8 September 2025
Answer
HMRC calculate annually the cost to collect £1 of VAT. In 2024-25, it cost 0.58 pence, i.e. less than one penny, to collect £1 of VAT on average. This ratio has been broadly stable over recent years. Cost of Collection - VAT - 5 year Trend from 2020-2021 ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73232
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1829989
- uk · wq-1829989 · source updated 8 September 2025