Written Question·Treasury·UIN 88305
Deposit Return Schemes: VAT
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion Preseli
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43325 on Deposit Return Schemes: VAT, for what reason her Department is considering applying VAT to unredeemed deposits in the deposit return scheme in the context
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe Deposit Returns Scheme (DRS) will launch in the UK in October 2027, introducing mandatory refundable deposits on drinks containers with the aim of increasing recycling. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies...
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