Written Question·Treasury·UIN 36823

Hospitality Industry: VAT

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower rate of VAT for the hospitality sector.

Answer

James Murray
To support hospitality businesses, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with Rateable Values below £500,000, from 2026-27. Ahead of these changes being made, the Govern...

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