Written Question·Treasury·UIN 72285

Advertising: VAT

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of VAT treatment rules in the digital advertising market for UK-based small businesses.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
UK VAT is charged on the domestic and cross-border supply of digital advertising services to UK businesses. The Government keeps the application and adequacy of the UK’s VAT regime under regular review.