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Baroness Keeley (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 May 2025

Debate

EU-UK Summit: Visa Waiver Agreement

Contribution

My Lords, a further issue for UK orchestras is the issue of withholding tax, incurred when they tour to countries such as Germany, Spain and Italy. In Germany, withholding tax is reclaimable, but it can take up to two years to be refunded. One London orchestra is awaiting a £250,000 refund from Germany, making a serious dent in its cash flow. Possible mitigation of this would be exemptions for cultural organisations or other measures to ease the administrative burden. Will discussions on this be held in the EU-UK summit on 19 May?

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