United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93554
Pet Foods: VAT
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22 November 2022
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30 November 2022 · Answer
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30 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing VAT on pet food for 12 months to help support pet owners who are adversely affected by the rise in inflation.
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22 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing VAT on pet food for 12 months to help support pet owners who are adversely affected by the rise in inflation.
Source: Commons
30 November 2022
Answer
VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to the majority of goods and services. Pet food attracts the standard rate of VAT. Introducing any new VAT reliefs would come at a cost to the Exchequ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-22/93554
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1544580
- uk · wq-1544580 · source updated 30 November 2022