United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 87946
Small Businesses: VAT
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4 November 2025
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14 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to exempt small businesses from paying VAT on birthday parties in line with the arrangements that currently exist for local leisure centres.
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4 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to exempt small businesses from paying VAT on birthday parties in line with the arrangements that currently exist for local leisure centres.
Source: Commons
14 November 2025
Answer
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s third-largest tax, forecast to raise around £180 billion in 2025/26, helping to fund vital public services. Tax breaks reduce th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-04/87946
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1848394
- uk · wq-1848394 · source updated 14 November 2025