Written Question·Treasury·UIN 101344
Hospitality Industry: VAT
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 8 January 2026
Question
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential cost to the public purse of lowering the VAT rate payable by hospitality businesses to (a) 15 per cent, (b) 10 per cent and (c) 5 per cent.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC estimates that the cost of changing the 20 per cent Standard Rate of VAT on all accommodation and food and beverage services to the Reduced Rate of 5 per cent would be around £17 billion in 2026-27, rising to £19.5 billion in 2030-31. The Government ...
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