Written Question·Treasury·UIN 70590

Business: VAT

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made on the levels of VAT charged to (a) small hospitality businesses, (b) supermarkets, (c) national chains and (d) delivery platforms.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The level of the charge depends on the good or service being supplied. VAT only needs to be accounted for by VAT-registered businesses, and at £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. T...

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